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Sheriff and commissioners report jail construction progress; staffing and budget pressures persist
Summary
County officials said construction on the new jail is underway but over budget; commissioners and the sheriff described challenges recruiting corrections staff as neighboring agencies pay higher wages.
Iron County officials reported construction progress on the county’s new jail complex and described staffing and budget pressures that will affect operations once additional housing pods come online.
Commissioners and county staff said Cornerstone, the contractor, has poured three cells so far and that the project is currently over budget. County leaders said they are pursuing value engineering to reduce costs and working with Union Pacific and Dominion Energy on utility and…
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