Rock County Sheriff's Office eyes overhaul with first price tag of $116 million | Government
JANESVILLE The Rock County Sheriffâs Office is seeking to drastically upgrade and consolidate its facilitiesâwith a preliminary price tag of about $116 millionâin hopes of becoming more efficient, safe and modern. The sheriffâs office should raze the nearly 100-year-old Pinehurst building, according to recommendations from a space needs assessment filed with the county board ahead of its Thursday meeting. Pinehurst, while not the only sheriffâs office facility that would see changes under the plans, was built in the late 1920s to be a tuberculosis sanatorium, accordin...