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Santa Barbara County budget includes $176 million plan for Northern Branch jail replacement
Summary
The recommended 2026-27 county budget includes a $176 million project to build the Northern Branch jail to replace parts of the south county jail and to modernize facilities, citing accessibility requirements; funding sources and approval steps were not specified in the presentation.
As part of the recommended fiscal 2026-27 budget, the presenter said the county is advancing a $176 million construction project for the Northern Branch jail to replace portions of the south county jail, modernize facilities and support compliance with federal accessibility requirements for people with disabilities.
The presenter described the project as intended to modernize older facilities and help the county meet federal accessibility standards; no line-item funding sources, construction timeline or permitting and approval steps were provided in the presentation. The transcript recorded this as a budget proposal item rather than a final decision.
What happens next: the presentation did not specify whether the project has secured funding commitments, required environmental review, or scheduled board approvals; those details would normally appear in later budget hearings or project staff reports.
