$50,000 PAID ON CALHOUN'S JAIL BILL - Real Estate Settlement Raises Cash

(01/13/2001)

By Dianne Weaver The Calhoun Commission has reduced the regional jail bill by $50,000, using funds from a real estate settlement with the Calhoun County Commission on Aging. The Commission voted unanimously to accept the CCCOA offer after several years of divided ownership of the Grantsville senior center. The Commission sought legal counsel from Prosecuting Attorney Tony Morgan and approval was given for the transaction by the Circuit Judge. The regional jail bill stood at $127,683 this week, prior to the $50,000 payment. Commission President Bob Weaver said "The Commissioners think it is a fiscally responsible step in attempting to keep the county afloat. We have made a valiant effort with the jail bill during some trying times." The jail bill is still a thorn in the side of Calhoun County, which suffers from static or decreasing revenues. The number of home confinements, according to Sheriff Allen Parsons, is steadily on the rise as the cost of housing prisoners is expected to increase a few dollars from the current $39.50 a day.

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