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County design team recommends demolishing old jail; public comments favored removal
Summary
Design and operations committee recommended removing the existing jail and building a new sally port attached to the courthouse (Option 3), citing lower near‑term cost and avoided ongoing operational expenses; public comment period returned seven responses, mostly in favor of demolition and preserving campus space for future use.
Beltrami County's design and operations team recommended the Board of Commissioners pursue full removal of the existing county jail and construction of a new sally port attached to the courthouse, after evaluating three conceptual options and public comments.
The options presented by Klim McCarthy Architects ranged from a full remodel of the existing jail (Option 1), through a partial removal and remodel (Option 2), to full demolition of the existing jail with a new attached sally port and preserved campus space for future development (Option 3). Architect Austin Redeemer summarized the three concepts and associated cost estimates.
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