Monroe County commissioners could be making a decision about the location of a new jail as soon as six weeks from now, by the end of August.
That’s based on their remarks made at their regular Wednesday morning meeting, and responses from board of commissioners president Julie Thomas after the meeting to B Square questions.
The commissioners did not have an item on their agenda about the location of the planned new jail. But they took the chance at the start of the meeting after department updates to talk about the need to push forward with a decision about the location of a new jail.
An estimated cost of delay was the highlight of a table presented by commissioner Penny Githens, comparing the Fullerton Pike property, the Thomson PUD, and the North Park PUD off West Hunter Valley Road. The table is included below.
It is the North Park PUD that is currently the focus of investigation by the commissioners as a potential new jail site. The table presented by Githens put the purchase price for the North Park land at $11,375,000.
Githens said, “It’s time to make a decision. We can’t keep putting this off.” She added, “And I hope that we can work with our county council colleagues to get something done expeditiously.” Continue reading “Decision on Monroe County jail location could come towards late August: ‘We can’t keep putting this off.’”
