Thursday, March 4, 2010

Latest attempt to stop jail expansion.

http://jacksonville.com/news/georgia/2010-03- 04/story/councilman_disputes_jail_overcrowding_numbers Note: That 12 million dollar construction price does not include land which, apparently, the county would have to purchase. Nonetheless, if memory serves me, previous estimates for the county to build a new jail ran around $30 million. Whereas the article says the CCBOC will consider the proposal, had you been there, you would have seen David Rainer adopt a less than enthusiatic sort of "don't call us, we'll call you" resposne a the end of the 10 minute presentation. The presenters came prepared to give much more detail, but before the meeting, Rainer had told them he would give them 10 minutes. This sounds to me like an option well worth exploring, but NOT a valid excuse to cancel or delay the jail expansion already approved.

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