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Monroe County commissioners adopt resolution advancing Justice Project and ask council to fund start before bonds

Monroe County Board of Commissioners · March 27, 2026
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Summary

The board approved Resolution 2026-09 naming North Park as a continued option for the Justice Project, directing the county council to consider using cash on hand before issuing bonds and sending a copy to the ICLU amid an April 15 deadline tied to a 2009 settlement.

Monroe County commissioners on March 26 approved a resolution that keeps North Park on the table as a potential site for the county's long-running Justice Project and urges the county council to commit cash-on-hand to begin work before seeking bond financing.

Jeff Cockrell, the county's legal/professional services representative, said the resolution sets three priorities: continue to consider North Park; reject sites that would prevent future co-location or cause unreasonable delay; and ask council to commit available cash to start the project…

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