Citizens Advisory Committee Recommending Public Facilities Tax to Warren County Board to Fund New Jail

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The Warren County Citizens Advisory Committee has voted to recommend to the County Board to hire Ringland-Johnson Construction Firm for assistance with decisions regarding the jail including preliminary design work, preliminary cost estimating, and bringing a referendum before voters. Committee Chair Chip Algren informs the only way to fund a new jail would be through a sales tax increase:

If the referendum passes and a new jail is built, the Citizens Advisory Committee is recommending the existing Sheriff’s Office and jail to be demolished and a parking lot put in for public use.

Citizens Advisory Committee Chair Chip Algren on the WRAM Morning Show

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