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| Mother Nature Causes Setback for Waurika Jail Expansion |
| By kswo.com |
| Published: 01/29/2014 |
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WAURIKA, Okla._The Oklahoma Department of Corrections and the City of Waurika experienced a setback Sunday. Straight-line winds gusting nearly 40 miles per hour ripped down a wall to their newly-expanding jail. Two years ago, the city teamed up with the State Department of Corrections and several other counties to raise enough money to expand Waurika's city jail. Once complete, the expansion will house nearly 120 state prison workers or trustees whose labor is used for city and county projects, which will help keep labor costs down. Officials say the building has sustained nearly $20,000 in damage all before the roof was even on. It's got developers scrambling, but not as much as they initially thought. They say the project is still on track to be a success, and it'll benefit more than just Waurika in the long run. For years, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections work center has helped the City of Waurika pinch pennies when it needed to the most. "The DOC makes a huge impact on Waurika, just the workers alone is over a million dollars," Chuck Brown, the Waurika City Manager said. Now an expansion to the facility two years in the making is in the works. Read More. |
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