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Commissioners press fast timeline on letter to state over SEA 1 effects on Justice Center financing
Summary
Monroe County commissioners agreed to shorten and circulate a one-page letter to state lawmakers about unintended consequences of Senate Enrolled Act 1 on financing the county's Justice Center, and asked for quick coordination with county council and stakeholders to meet an early-August deadline.
Monroe County commissioners on Thursday discussed an abbreviated letter to state legislators seeking relief from provisions of Senate Enrolled Act 1 that affect how the county can finance a planned Justice Center and jail replacement.
Commissioners said the letter’s text will be reduced to a single page and circulated to the county council, local stakeholders and the county’s lobbyists so amendments can be drafted for the legislature. "We need to get this done, hopefully, counsel, dear counsel, by your meeting in your first meeting in August," one…
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