The construction time is estimated to be 18 months to 2 years once the project is authorized. Hall gave the club a dissertation on how different County Depts. are funded and some of the politics involved in getting this new jail approved and funded. He then took numerous questions from the audience. Some of the concerns expressed included evacuating this jail twice for gasoline fumes, overcrowding, and potential lawsuits. The discussion also included how the City uses the jail as well as how misdemeanor inmates are mixed in with felons because of a lack of space.
Many people are out on bail pending bed space at the jail.
The Quorum Court consensus is to have at least one plan on the ballot for the voters to approve or reject. The meeting was adjourned at 1300. This is based on the percentage which voted in New York and the average in most national elections. Hillary Rodham Clinton is the new President of The United States of America. The Men's Club is again in charge of setting up the Republican booth at the County Fair this year.