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Liberty County approves expanded fire repairs, commissary-funded upgrades at county jail
Summary
Commissioners approved expanded repairs and a corrected contracting process after a fire at the Liberty County Jail; sheriff reported ongoing work on locks, intercoms, lighting and dorm painting and said expanded fire repairs should complete in about five weeks.
Liberty County Commissioners Court on Sept. 9 approved expanded fire-damage repairs at the county jail and accepted several jail-related payments from the commissary fund, after the sheriff provided an update on ongoing maintenance and upcoming work.
The court approved a revised contract with Cotton Commercial USA Inc. for fire damage repairs at an updated cost of $2,263,972.60, and the sheriff said the commissary fund will be used to pay the increase. The sheriff also told the court that the construction portion of the fire restoration would begin the next day and that Allied will replace the fire hose in October.
The sheriff described other ongoing…
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