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Sheriff outlines jail, vehicle and technology needs; commission hears options to accelerate vehicle replacement
5440388 · July 22, 2025
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Summary
The sheriff's office asked the commission for SPLOST funding for jail expansion, vehicles and technology; commissioners discussed alternative financing to buy vehicles sooner using year‑end unspent funds.
Chief Lewis Blanchard, speaking for the sheriff's office, summarized three SPLOST priorities: jail renovations and expansion, vehicle fleet replacement and technology upgrades. He said the sheriff originally requested $115,000,000 for the jail but the draft SPLOST includes $65,000,000. "We're 300 plus overcrowded in the jail," Blanchard…
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