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County outlines major capital projects: $20M jail medical/intake expansion, joint operations center, HHS renovations
Summary
Facilities, the sheriff and department leads updated supervisors on multiple capital projects May 12: a $20 million jail medical and intake expansion (completion targeted January 2027), a $3 million HHS renovation, a joint operations center and vehicle storage barn (combined ~$12.7M estimate), and plans to abate and demolish the old jail.
Coconino County staff presented a quarterly capital‑projects update at the May 12 meeting, reporting progress on a bundle of facilities investments and timeline adjustments.
Sheriff identified two major jail projects: a 15,000‑square‑foot medical facility addition and renovations to intake/transfer/release areas to separate arrest intake from release flows. The sheriff said the scope and bond financing point to a roughly $20 million budget for the combined jail projects and that schedule improvements now aim for January 2027 completion for both scopes.
Facilities reported a $3 million renovation at the Health and Human Services building to create a 3,000‑square‑foot youth behavioral health center, new lobby and counseling spaces, targeted for construction completion in June and a grand opening in July. Staff also outlined EPA‑funded abatement and a planned demolition of the county’s old jail building; abatement solicitation responses are pending and demolition design work is under way with a goal to begin demolition later this year and complete in 2027.
Design for a Joint Operations Center and a vehicle storage barn is complete; estimates on the board report put the operation center at approximately $6.2 million and the vehicle barn at $6.5 million. Bids were out with anticipated award consideration on June 23. Parks and Recreation outlined multiple park projects and utility upgrades at Fort Tuthill and other county parks, including gravel, restroom installations, campground redevelopment planning and amphitheater improvements.
"We are looking at $20,000,000" for the combined jail medical and intake work, the sheriff told the board, adding that reworked logistics allowed contractor sequencing to accelerate both scopes simultaneously. County staff emphasized public meetings and timely outreach for sensitive items such as old‑jail demolition and abatement.
