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Resident urges county jail site in Altoona; council members say decision rests with county commissioners
Summary
A resident urged the council to consider a long-vacant industrial parcel for the county's proposed new jail; council members said they would take potential development seriously but noted the decision is ultimately for county commissioners and no formal council action was taken.
At the start of public comment Monday, resident Mike Senesi urged Altoona City Council to consider a long-vacant parcel near Seventeenth Street and Margaret Avenue as a site for the county's proposed new jail, saying the location is light industrial and has no nearby residences.
Senesi described the parcel and its surroundings, saying it has sat largely unchanged for decades and contrasting it with a…
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