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Sheriff pitches expanded jail programming, radio upgrades and a permit system for technical canyons; SRO request put on next agenda
Summary
The sheriff outlined plans to expand in-jail residential programming, upgrade paging and radio systems, and proposed a permitting process for technical slot canyons to reduce risky rescues. Commissioners agreed to place a school resource officer funding request on a future agenda.
The county sheriff updated commissioners on multiple public-safety priorities at the March meeting, including plans to expand in-custody programming, replace paging and radio infrastructure, and pursue a permitting approach for technical canyons after several difficult rescues.
On in-custody programming, the sheriff said bringing a residential program into the county facility would cost "somewhere between 90 and a hundred thousand dollars" to start but that program revenue would cover operations: "We will make, on the addition, a hundred and…
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