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County approves low bid to repaint jail pods, authorizes capital‑improvements funding
Summary
The board accepted Great Lakes Painting’s low bid of $13,640.97 to repaint four jail pods and authorized payment from the capital improvements budget; work is expected to begin after the New Year and proceed one pod at a time.
The Montcalm County Board of Commissioners voted Dec. 16 to accept a low bid from Great Lakes Painting to repaint metal surfaces inside the county jail’s newer pods and authorized payment from the county’s capital improvements fund.
Doug Gatson, who presented the request, said the pods’ metal railings, steps, door frames and bunks had been worn to bare metal and required stripping and repainting.…
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