Grundy County took a step forward in the construction of a new law enforcement facility Wednesday with the announcement that a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant has been awarded to help with the initial phase of the project.
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Grundy County took a step forward in the construction of a new law enforcement facility Wednesday with the announcement that a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant has been awarded to help with the initial phase of the project.
Gov. Bob Holden?s office made the announcement late Wednesday that the funds have been approved as part of about $3 million aimed at providing Missouri communities with a central facility from which residents can receive key services. The funds awarded to Grundy County will be used to acquire property and demolish structures on the block west of the county courthouse in order to construct a new law enforcement facility to replace the current Grundy County Jail.
?We are very, very glad we have received this grant,? said Grundy County Presiding Commission Kenny Roberts. ?This is big step in getting the jail project off the ground.?
The Grundy County Law Enforcement Committee has held several discussions with Jim McCarty, owner of the former Nisbeth-Seidel building, concerning the sale of that property. Several other properties would also have to be acquired and demolished to make room for a jail facility. Currently, the commission is looking at a metal-type 34-bed jail that would house 22 men, 12 women and have two holding cells.
Committee members are scheduled to meet at 11:45 a.m., Monday at the Lakeview Restaurant. They will discuss plans for the jail with Brock Pfost, owner of White Cloud Engineer-ing and Construction, Inc., which has been hired to provide support services to the committee prior to a ballot issue being presented to voters. The commission is considering putting the issue before voters in November.