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Commissioners revive proposed jail plan, approve contacting private firm for assessment
Summary
Fall River County commissioners agreed to contact a jail-construction firm to perform an initial assessment of a proposed 35-bed jail site (54,000 sq ft parcel) and estimate costs to add 15 extra beds; floodplain questions and funding paths were discussed.
Fall River County commissioners moved to contact a private firm to perform an initial assessment and preliminary pricing for a proposed new jail on a county-owned parcel across the road from the courthouse.
A commissioner leading the discussion said staff has reviewed several potential sites and recommended focusing on the property across the road, which offers about 54,000 square feet for development. The commissioner said state-run elevation readings and a paid survey showed the parcel is about 6 feet above the county's 100-year floodplain, but that FEMA data on a 500-year floodplain are not available. "FEMA does not have any solid…
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