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Graham County honors Arizona DOC inmate crew after repaving fairgrounds, cites $1.5 million savings
Summary
County officials presented an award to the Arizona Department of Corrections for an inmate paving crew that reprocessed highway millings to build about 4.5 acres (roughly 514 spaces) of fairgrounds parking, a project county officials said saved an estimated $1,500,000. DOC and county leaders highlighted training and rehabilitation benefits from the SMART team collaboration.
Graham County leaders on Wednesday presented an award to representatives of the Arizona Department of Corrections for a collaborative project that converted ADOT millings into roughly 4.5 acres of paved parking at the county fairgrounds.
County Manager Welker told the Board of Supervisors the work — handled by a DOC inmate paving crew using DOC equipment — produced about 514 new parking spaces and “an estimated savings of $1,500,000” for the county. “This is just not a story of financial success; it's been a model of innovation and partnership…
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