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Council designates 25-acre city-owned property as preferred site for new jail; councilors ask for more cost detail
Summary
Council voted to designate about 25 acres at 601/602 Eleventh Avenue as the preferred site for a new jail and authorized consultants to proceed with schematic design; several councilors asked for further cost analysis of relocations and alternatives.
The Columbus City Council voted to designate roughly 25 acres of city-owned property at 601 and 602 Eleventh Avenue as the preferred site for a proposed new jail and authorized the city—s design and construction consultants to begin schematic design and further site studies.
Why it matters: Councilors and the sheriff have said a new facility is needed for capacity, operations and modernization. Design work and preliminary engineering will inform total project cost estimates and relocation needs for departments currently on the…
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