The Kewaunee County Board will decide on Tuesday if Cadence Consulting is the group that can help answer its decades-old issue with its jail facilities. After interviewing three firms, the county selected Milwaukee-based Cadence Consulting to be its owner's representative, which act on the county's interests regarding the projects, starting with the Request for Proposal (RFP) and concluding with the jail's construction. The county will be charged $175 an hour for work on the project's first phase, which will be more specified before Tuesday's board meeting. Once the county moves to phase two, the county will pay Cadence Consulting a percentage fee. Designing a jail facility that is both space- and cost-efficient has been a challenge in recent years, including last year when bids came in $8 million over budget. Kewaunee County Sheriff Matt Joski says the time spent examining the issue over the years benefits them. It is just the issue of justifying the cost for the needs.
When it meets on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in Kewaunee, the Kewaunee County Board will also vote on entering a settlement agreement related to the opioid crisis and accept a $40,000 immunization COVID-19 Supplement 4 grant.
