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Commissioners set May 1 target to start diversion services at county facility, cite budget and security concerns
Summary
Rockingham County commissioners discussed moving pretrial and diversion check-in operations to a renovated county facility with a target of May 1 for limited programming; officials flagged $10 million in prior spending on the building and said security cameras and staffing remain outstanding concerns.
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners discussed plans to begin limited diversion and pretrial services out of a renovated county facility, with a May 1 target date proposed for starting administrative check-ins and diversion programming. Chair (S2) and a committee member (S1) said the county would move cautiously to avoid budget and security gaps.
Commissioners said the facility — which S1 noted has significant prior investment — could begin hosting diversion programming and administrative functions. "We spent $10,000,000 out there, so we…
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