Kewaunee County Sheriff Matt Joski says they cannot afford to wait any longer with constructing a new public safety building. A week ago, the Kewaunee County Board voted 11-8 to move forward with phase three of the public safety building project, which will include a new dispatch center and jail. Despite the majority, it was not the two-thirds votes necessary to officially approve it since it affects the budget. Joski says the phase three study is important so they know the flow of the building and have a better idea of how to outfit and staff it.

A similar project stalled over 20 years ago, which something Joski says he does not want to happen again. The topic of entering phase three of the public safety building planning process will appear on the agenda for next month’s Kewaunee County Board meeting.