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Bradley County commission approves contract for enclosure of one justice-center pod, reallocates capital funds for locks
Summary
The Bradley County Commission unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the county mayor to sign a contract to enclose the top of one women's pod at the county justice center. The project will be paid from budgeted capital funds; the mayor said part of the same money will be used to purchase replacement locks.
The Bradley County Commission voted unanimously to approve a resolution authorizing the county mayor to sign a contract to enclose the top of one pod at the Bradley County Justice Center, commissioners said during the meeting.
County Mayor said the project is already budgeted and has gone through the bid process and asked the commission to approve a resolution so the county can move forward with the work. “This money for the, fencing of 1 of the pods at the justice center is in the budget. It's already budgeted. It has gone through the bid process,” the mayor said.
Steve, county staff, described the purpose of the work as an enclosure on the upper deck of the women’s pod (referred to in the meeting as “H pod”), saying it is intended to stop detainees from urinating from the top level. “In…
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