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Supervisors probe jail maintenance needs, say new jail size hinges on possible jail tax
Summary
Cochise County supervisors pressed the facilities director on water leaks, aging HVAC and alarm needs at existing jails and discussed how the outcome of a proposed jail tax would shape the scope and cost of a new jail project.
Supervisors at a Cochise County work session pressed Daryl Crowley, the county’s director of facilities, for specifics about repairs needed at existing jails and how those needs would change depending on whether a proposed jail tax passes.
Crowley told the board the county has several recurring problems at jail facilities, including water leaks at the Lisonbee and Bisbee jails, an unreliable power supply at a remote facility (identified in the meeting as VDI), and kitchen electrical loads that have tripped the facility’s distribution system. He described HVAC units with lifespans well beyond their expected service life and said the county recently replaced 13 units on the pods for a cost he characterized as “a half a million dollar bill.”
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