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Huerfano County commissioners accept jail safety grant, join opioid settlement and approve change orders; public raises road, EMF and detention concerns
Summary
At a public meeting, Huerfano County commissioners accepted a $564,000 Department of Local Affairs award for jail safety upgrades, approved participation in an opioid settlement, authorized construction change orders and heard public comments on county roads, electromagnetic fields and concerns about potential detention center use.
The Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners took several administrative actions and heard a range of public comments during a regularly scheduled meeting.
Votes at a glance: the board accepted a $564,000 award from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to fund jail security and safety renovations, approved participation in the national opioid settlement administrator program to access settlement funds, approved a scholarship invoice and several vendor change orders for a county facility project, and accepted a package of construction change orders for the county building at 129 Kansas.
The Department of Local Affairs award is intended to fund upgrades including replacement of the jail fire alarm system and camera and masonry work inside the facility. County staff said the award amount is $564,000; the county originally applied for $750,000 and staff will return to the board with a finalized project scope and budget. A commissioner moved to accept the grant and the motion passed unanimously as recorded in the meeting.
The board…
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