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Kewaunee County Board to revisit jail project vote

Although a majority of the Kewaunee County Board Wednesday evening voted to approve Phase 3 of the new jail project, the action will not stand.  The supervisors approved the resolution by an 11-8 margin. Still, Board Chair Dan Olson says he was informed by Corporate Counsel Jeffrey Wisnicky Wednesday morning that a two-thirds vote was needed to pass the resolution since it would impact the current budget.

 

 

Olson says the matter will now have to be placed on the board's agenda for next month for another vote.  The resolution called for approval of contracting with Venture Architects to proceed on the next phase of the Public Safety Planning and Design project with estimated costs of $179,000, funded from the General Fund.  The entire project would be for a new jail, 9-1-1 center, and a shared lobby that is projected to cost $21 million after being scaled down. 

 

(photo of Kewaunee County Board meeting on Youtube video channel)

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