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Beltrami County weighs costly remodel or leasing for former jail building

4110157 · June 18, 2025
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Commissioners discussed options for the county'owned jail building, including expensive remodeling to reuse the structure or vacating it and entering the leasing market; staff will get cost estimates to guide a July decision.

Beltrami County commissioners discussed whether to invest in a major remodel of the county jail building or vacate and seek private tenants, a decision county leaders said will hinge on cost estimates expected this summer.

Commissioner Carlson told the board the facility condition assessment by Carl Sanderson rated the building in "fair" condition but said structural constraints and the location of mechanical systems make reuse difficult. "One of the biggest challenges of that building over there is that all of…

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