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Belknap County advances jail upgrades and facility repairs, awards HVAC and headstone contracts

Belknap County Board of Commissioners · April 20, 2026
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County maintenance reported progress on a sheriff's fencing and forthcoming jail lock upgrades, presented RFP results for HVAC replacement, and the board approved contracts to replace aging air-conditioning units and 41 cemetery headstones; $424,734.06 remains available for jail infrastructure work.

John Bost, the county maintenance lead, told the Belknap County Board of Commissioners that several facilities projects are underway and on schedule, including a sheriff’s fencing project nearing completion and a three‑day flooring job for the sheriff’s office set for the week of May 4. "The sheriff's fencing project is underway and progressing as planned," Bost said.

Bost said new locking hardware for the jail has been…

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