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Today's Poll!New Cole County Jail at one-year mark
Officials: Projections for new jail fairly accurate
Jailer Gary Allen addresses inmates in their pods over a speaker system at the Cole County Jail. The jail has been open for nearly a year. Photo by Julie Smith.
Sunday, July 22, 2012
The Cole County Law Enforcement Center has been in operation for a year, and county officials say they have kept the promises they made to voters when the sales tax was approved to make the building a reality.
“We used local contractors to build it, placed it where we promised and made it match the downtown area,” said Cole County Presiding Commissioner Marc Ellinger. “The funding streams appears to be sufficient currently and long term, and the construction cost was under budget.”
The ultimate cost for work at the new county jail, paid for by bonds, ended up being $3 million less than what had been taken out.
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Comments
countyfactor 11 months ago
How can Ellinger say that it came under budget when during the construction phase they had to reissue a second set of bonds? And by the way JCPD doesn't get a dime that is a shame as well. I hope wrigley get's voted out and Ellinger wises up and understands people are tired of him as county commissioner and his preaching on Sunday radio show!
JCLifer 11 months ago
Don't worry, this is Wrigley's last year. The taxpayers have had a belly full of him. Now, if Ellinger would just go to work for Sinqufeld full time and leave us alone...
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