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Economic tipping point triggers campaign for Appleton state prison |
By grandforksherald.com- Tom Cherveny |
Published: 10/12/2015 |
APPLETON, Minn. -- At a time when most agricultural counties were adding jobs, Swift County saw its unemployment rate pop up to 8.3 percent, the highest in the state. This was in June, when county officials also learned about a proposal by the Minnesota Department of Corrections asking $141 million in bond funds to add 500 new cells at the correctional facility in Rush City. As they dug into the issue, they learned that the state sees a possible need for 1,200 new prison beds by the early 2020s. "With a 1,600-bed facility vacant, we kind of raised our hands: Why not the facility in Appleton?'' said Mike Pogge-Weaver, Swift County administrator. Ever since, a task force from Swift County and the city of Appleton along with Sen. Lyle Koenen, DFL-Clara City and Rep. Tim Miller, R-Prinsburg, have been working to convince the state: Leasing the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton is the answer to the state's needs. Read More. |
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