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Shasta supervisors approve $1.1M from jail fund for South County EOC/storage; Plummer votes no
Summary
The board approved using $1.1 million from the jail infrastructure fund to complete a South County emergency operations/storage project, with Sheriff Johnson committing to repay roughly $100,000 a year; Supervisor Plummer opposed, citing risk to future corrections campus funding. Vote: 4–1.
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 16 approved a plan to use about $1.1 million from the county's jail infrastructure fund to complete a South County emergency operations and storage project, a move the sheriff says will reduce off‑site lease costs and return money to the fund over time.
Sheriff Johnson told the board the purchase and build‑out will eliminate a roughly $100,000 annual lease payment and that his office will repay the county by redirecting that lease savings into a capital repayment over the next decade. County…
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