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| Taxpayers to vote on expansion |
| By KAIT 8 News |
| Published: 08/24/2006 |
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GREENE COUNTY, AR - The Greene County Jail has had problems with overcrowding for sometime now. In the twelve years since the jail was built, the prison population keeps growing as available space becomes less and less. The Quorum Court is asking for 2 ways to fund the addition: An expansion of the current sales tax that is in place, along with a half cent increase for operation and maintenance of the addition. Sheriff Langston says since he's been in office, they've been in a strong need for an expansion. "We've added bed space. Every little nook and cranny, we've put someone in that nook and cranny. We're bursting at the seams right now," says Sheriff Langston...Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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