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Juvenile detention director warns facility repairs limit capacity; board to review CIP bids

Woodbury County Board of Supervisors · February 6, 2026
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Summary

The juvenile detention director told supervisors that aging plumbing and failing systems have reduced the center’s usable capacity and that camera and bathroom repairs are needed; he also flagged volatile state reimbursement levels and suggested seeking CIP bids.

The juvenile detention director told the Board that aging infrastructure is constraining the facility’s ability to accept youth and that a suite of repairs is needed.

"I can't take more than 15 kids right now because ... we don't have enough bathrooms," the director said, explaining that nonfunctional toilets, shower valves and ventilation have effectively…

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