Allen County government 'hamstrung' after council's jail fund plan, commissioner says
The county commissioners will begin declining funding for projects, such as roads, because of council's jail funding plan, Nelson Peters said today.
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The county commissioners will begin declining funding for projects, such as roads, because of council's jail funding plan, Nelson Peters said today.
The Allen County Council approved creating a correctional local income tax rate at 0.11% to fund the new jail on Thursday.
Elected Allen County officials are discussing options for moving forward with the new jail plan, the County Council vice president said Thursday.
The Allen County Council removed the consideration of the local income tax to fund the new jail from Thursday’s meeting.
A local group today asked a federal court to consider expanding the current Allen County Jail upward instead of constructing a new facility, despite a judge recently saying its too