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| Commissioners give us a Kabuki dance on building a new "jail" |
| By beaufortobserver.net |
| Published: 10/05/2011 |
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At their October meeting, Chairman Jerry Langley brought up the issue of a new jail again. He did so by commenting that "everybody agrees there is a need for a new jail…the part we do not agree on is the location." He then announced that it had been ruled out that the jail might be built on county-owned land in the defunct Southside Industrial Park and that it would be built north of the river, where sewer and water are available. That really narrows down the possibilities when sewer is included as a requirement. Hood Richardson argued, as he has for years, that the jail should be built close to the courthouse to facilitate movement of prisoners between the jail and the courtroom. The problem with that seems to be that space would not allow for an expansive facility. Langley announced in the meeting that the site needs to be five acres. Al Klemm announced that he would "only support a law enforcement facility that includes a jail, new Sheriff's office and 911 dispatch center." Read More. |
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