John Foster - Chief, Grass Valley Police Dept. Lou Travato - Chief, Nevada City Police Dept. The various police departments emphatically stated that an expanded Juvenile Hall is critical. 3 - The commitment to start construction is scheduled with the Board of Corrections for April 3, 2000. 4 - The cities in Nevada County are in the process of change.
Juvenile delinquency is on the rise led by the increase in auto theft.
5 - The consistent overcrowding of Juvenile Hall makes it difficult for the police to detain juvenile offenders. 6 - Juvenile Hall is the only locked mental health facility in Nevada County for juvenile offenders. Many of these would have been detained in Juvenile Hall had it not been for overcrowding. The Board of Supervisors now has the opportunity to correct the Juvenile Hall problem. 3 - The loss of the State grant of 5.4 Million Dollars will eventually shift the total construction amount to Nevada County taxpayers.