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THE LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY
COMMISSION GOT AN UPDATE
THURSDAY MORNING ON THE PROGRESS
OF THE MAJOR
RENOVATIONS AT THE COUNTY
DETENTION CENTER.
TAKE VO
COUNTY VOTERS APPROVED A BOND TO
CONVERT THE ENTIRE LAW
ENFORCEMENT CENTER INTO JAIL
SPACE.
THAT PROJECT IS MOVING
FORWARD...NOW THAT THE POLICE
AND SHERIFF'S OFFICES HAVE MOVED
INTO THEIR NEW LOCATION.
CONTRACTORS HAVE BEGUN BRINGING
IN THEIR EQUIPMENT. DEMOLITION
WORK COULD START WITHIN ABOUT
TWO WEEKS.
THE ENTIRE PROJECT IS EXPECTED
TO COST EIGHT-
POINT-THREE MILLION DOLLARS.
IT WILL NEARLY DOUBLE THE
DETENTION CENTER'S
CAPACITY, TO MORE THAN 150 BEDS.
THE COMMISSION ALSO APPROVED A
CONTRACT OF MORE THAN 800-
THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH SLETTEN
CONSTRUCTION.
THAT WILL PAY FOR THE DEMOLITION
AND SOME ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
THERE WILL BE A SEPARATE
CONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION
WORK.
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TAKE SOT: XX:11 OC:..FLYING
HERE PRETTY SOON.
"THE COMMISSION WANTS TO KEEP
THE PUBLIC INFORMED OF OUR
PROGRESS ON THE PROJECT.
AS THE COMMISSIONERS STATED IN
THE MEETING, THE DUST
IS GONNA START FLYING HERE
PRETTY SOON." CONT.
VO
THE COMMISSION ALSO APPROVED A
CONTRACT OF MORE THAN 800-
THOUSAND DOLLARS WITH SLETTEN
