Voters side against Benton County jail expansion
BENTONVILLE -- Voters on Tuesday rejected two measures to pay for an expansion of the Benton County Jail and its operation.
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BENTONVILLE -- Voters on Tuesday rejected two measures to pay for an expansion of the Benton County Jail and its operation.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County voters Tuesday rejected a proposed sales tax increase to pay for an expansion of the county's Detention Center and Juvenile Justice Center.
One candidate for City Council has out-raised his opponent nearly eight times over, while contributions and expenditures for the other race are fairly even.
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County voters will decide Nov. 8 if they want to raise the sales tax to pay for a jail expansion to address overcrowding.
Voters will decide next month whether to approve sales tax measures to expand the Benton County jail and pay the additional cost to operate it.