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Cass County jail opening delayed after security glazing not ordered; commissioners press contractor for expedited shipment
Summary
Cass County officials learned this week that required security glazing for the new jail was not ordered on schedule, pushing the expected handover from May into June and complicating planned staff training and staffing timelines.
Cass County commissioners were told this week that the county’s new jail pod may be handed over later than the previously announced mid-May date after the project’s security glazing was not ordered on schedule.
Architect Danielle Reed said the construction team notified county staff last week that “the security glazing piece of the project, unfortunately, wasn't ordered when it was supposed to be ordered.” Reed said the glazing is expected to ship by the end of the month and the contractor proposed moving the May 12 turnover to June to allow two to three weeks for on-site installation.
The delay would affect planned training inside the new facility. Sheriff Johnner told the commission the department intended to take custody of the new pod and then use…
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