WOODBURY COUNTY SUPERVISORS HEARD AN ARCHITECT’S PLAN TO REMODEL THE COUNTY JAIL BY BETTER UTILIZING THE FACILITIES EXISTING SPACE.
THE SUPERVISORS HEARD A PROPOSAL WEDNESDAY FROM LAWRENCE GOLDBERG, WHICH SWITCHES THE FOCUS FROM AN EXPANSION PROJECT ADDING NEW CELLS TO UPPER FLOORS TO OPTIMIZING THE SPACE ON FIRST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING.
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THE JAIL WAS BUILT IN 1987 ON GROUND THAT HAS PROVEN TO BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE OVER TIME.
DECADES AGO A GAS STATION WITH UNDERGROUND FUEL TANKS EXISTED ON THE JAIL’S SITE.
GOLDBERG SAYS THERE’S NOT ROOM FOR A SALLY PORT TO DRIVE INMATES IN FOR PROCESSING, BUT HE PROPOSES CREATING AN ACTUAL MODERNIZED INTAKE UNIT AT THE BACK OF THE JAIL:
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GOLDBERG ALSO PROPOSES REORGANIZING HOW THE JAIL STORES EVIDENCE:
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THE COUNTY BOARD IS BOUND TO KEEP THE COST OF REMODELING THE JAIL TO UNDER ONE POINT TWO MILLION DOLLARS.
A HIGHER AMOUNT WOULD HAVE TO BE PUT TO A PUBLIC BOND ISSUE VOTE WHICH WOULD BE UNLIKELY TO PASS.
THE SUPERVISORS WILL VOTE ON THE PROPOSAL AT A LATER DATE.
