County moving towards a plan to purchase land for future jail

  • This property, which at one time was home to Bill’s Heating & Cooling and is adjacent to current county property used for parking, is being discussed for purchase by the Fall River County Commission. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star
    This property, which at one time was home to Bill’s Heating & Cooling and is adjacent to current county property used for parking, is being discussed for purchase by the Fall River County Commission. Photo by Brett Nachtigall/Fall River County Herald-Star

    HOT SPRINGS - During the final minutes of the June 18 Fall River County Commission meeting, the Commissioners discussed next steps for purchasing the “Tanner Properties North of the East Parking lot of the Courthouse,” as the agenda described the parcel.

    “It would be really good to have that property if we have a jail” on the adjacent County-owned property, currently the site of the Equalization Of…