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Committee weighs jail site, rising cost estimates and funding options
Summary
Committee members debated site selection, costs and financing options for a proposed jail project; architects’ constraints, updated cost estimates and funding sources, including potential Enbridge revenues and renegotiation of a contract with CoreCivic, were discussed.
Chair (unnamed) opened an extended discussion about the county’s jail project, focusing on site feasibility, design constraints and how to pay for construction.
The committee reviewed input from Spirit Architects and outside consultants about potential sites. One participant summarized the architects’ view: some parcels are landlocked between a creek and a road and lack a sufficient building envelope to accommodate the planned facility and required setbacks. “You’re gonna be down the line, a short order, and you’re gonna wish you had it done,” Chair…
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