New jail bond likely on November ballot

  • Fall River County Commissioner Joe Allen put forth a motion to have voters decide if the County should borrow $20 million to build a new Justice Center on county property (pictured in the foreground) located across the street from the courthouse and current jail. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
    Fall River County Commissioner Joe Allen put forth a motion to have voters decide if the County should borrow $20 million to build a new Justice Center on county property (pictured in the foreground) located across the street from the courthouse and current jail. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
    HOT SPRINGS — With the much-anticipated resolution from Commissioner Joe Allen for Fall River County to borrow money for a new jail on March 19 meeting agenda, a few local residents showed up to comment, and there was a lengthy debate among the Commissioners.Allen’s resolution would have put the question of whether the County should borrow $20 million to build a new jail on the ballo...

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