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Franklin County jail officials warn aging valves and mechanicals could trigger larger repairs
Summary
Jail administrator Taylor told the fiscal court that corroded, variably sized valves and lapsed preventive maintenance left the jail vulnerable; commissioners urged an engineering inventory and asked the energy-savings contractor to explain unfinished work.
Taylor, the jail administrator, told Franklin County Fiscal Court that the jail’s plumbing and mechanical systems are deteriorating and that some valves “will probably crumble” when crews try to operate them. She said the facility—designed for a 20-year life—has reached roughly 37 years and that preventive maintenance had been inconsistent before her arrival.
The administrator said staff have begun a “deep dive” into which replacement costs might be covered under a prior energy-savings project and that the county has sought fresh…
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