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Sheriff details multi‑year detention center repairs and a potential $17.8 million remodel
Summary
The Sheriff’s Office listed 2026 CIP requests for the detention center (showers, sewer repair, Wi‑Fi, fingerprint replacement) and presented an architect’s remodel/expansion estimate of $17,848,475; the narrative warned repairs and delays raise long‑term costs and could reduce federal inmate revenue during construction.
Sheriff Chad Gay outlined several 2026 capital improvement requests for the Harvey County Detention Center and described a longer‑term remodel/expansion option reviewed by architects.
Specific 2026 CIP line items included replacement of the fingerprint machine ($35,000), Wi‑Fi installation ($38,000), shower improvements ($50,000), sewer line repair in G‑Pod ($45,000), a mobile all‑purpose cleaner ($7,000) and taser replacement installments of $33,772 per year. The submission also references a facility and space needs assessment by Goldberg Group Architects and lists a remodel/expansion option costed at $17,848,475.
The sheriff’s narrative warned that delaying major renovations would increase future costs and that a remodel could require reducing the federal inmate population during construction, which would lower revenue for the county while work proceeds. Commissioners were provided with project cost estimates and deferred decisions for further budget review.
No formal action or funding authorization was taken at the May 29 hearing; commissioners discussed scheduling additional review during upcoming work sessions.
