Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Cochise County sheriff outlines jail project timeline and plans for county animal shelter
KWCD First Watch (radio program) · January 9, 2026
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.
Summary
Sheriff Danos said the county hopes to break ground on a new jail within about a year and is pursuing a county-run animal shelter to relieve municipal capacity pressures; Supervisor Kathy Gomez is leading the shelter effort and funding details were not finalized.
Sheriff Mark Danos told listeners that two capital projects — a new county jail and a county‑run animal shelter — are priorities for Cochise County in 2026.
On the jail, Danos said planning is underway and that the county expects to "be looking at cutting ribbon and moving the first dirt" in…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
30-day money-back on paid plans
