AUBURNÂ â The DeKalb County Commissioners Monday approved a modified contract with the Elevatus architecture firm to complete construction documents for a new jail.
In January, the commissioners hired the Fort Wayne company to design a new county jail for a fee not to exceed $925,000.
Last week, two of the three commissioners indicated they do not support building a jail right now. Commissioners Bill Hartman and Todd Sanderson said they want to wait until a spike in construction costs subsides. However, they approved signing a contract with Elevatus to complete drawings for a new jail.
Monday, architect Tony Vie presented an amended contract that removes work other than drawings with a new price of $465,000.
AUBURN â The DeKalb County Commissioners Monday turned down a request to hold a âRally for Reconciliationâ on the DeKalb County Courthouse lawn.
Zach Heimach of Auburn had requested using the lawn for the gathering, planned for April 24. The commissioners noted that while they would not approve holding an event on the lawn, the downtown Auburn sidewalks are not part of the courthouse.
Heimach said the event would be designed to allow local citizens to reconcile with history and take an honest look at the past.
His gathering would include classic American readings about what it means to be an American.