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| Prison fence issue returns for Shakopee |
| By shakopeenews.com - Shannon Fiecke |
| Published: 12/30/2011 |
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Shakipee, MN -- A fence with barbed wire encircles the water tower across from the state women’s prison in Shakopee. A plain chain-link fence lines the Catholic cemetery. But five years after local opposition to a prison fence made for national comedy on “The Daily Show,” the Minnesota Correctional Facility in Shakopee continues to be protected by a hedge. “The water tower is more secure than the prison,” said John Schadl, a spokesman for the Minnesota Department of Corrections. The prison’s 2006 request for a fence failed to receive funding after drawing opposition from neighborhood residents and some Shakopee City Council members. Without community support, later bonding proposals gained little traction at the Legislature. With new faces on the City Council and the 2012 legislative bonding season fast approaching, the DOC appears to be putting its full weight toward securing $5.4 million in state funding next year for a 12-foot perimeter fence. Shakopee Mayor-elect Brad Tabke was briefed during a recent tour of the correctional facility. And state Sen. Claire Robling, R-Jordan, who supports the fence project, was also updated on the prison’s latest proposal, which calls for one fence instead of the two from an earlier plan. A community advisory panel will meet next week ahead of a neighborhood meeting scheduled for 1 to 2 p.m. Jan. 12 on the proposal. (Postcards are going out to neighbors). Read More. |
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This fence issue is a big one, and a solution for this is required asap. I will ask my mates who give fence repair service if they know what the solution to this issue is. Although, I don't think they will know the solution.