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Public commenter asks about jail costs; county official says final design pending, aims for about $130 million
Summary
During public comment, resident Nate Stout asked for clarity about widely varying cost estimates for the county jail. A county official said final design is pending, the county is beginning bonding and financing, and is targeting about $130 million or below; a presentation is planned for April 15.
A resident, Nate Stout, used the meeting's public-comment period to ask Howard County officials for an update on the county jail project, saying he had heard widely varying cost estimates.
"I hear a 110,000,000. I heard a 150,000,000 the other day," Nate Stout said, asking whether the county had settled on a figure or…
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