COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – The clearing and grubbing of trees from the site of the new Branch County Jail began this past Tuesday.
Rusty 4 Farms of Albion is performing the work after submitting the low bid for the project of $72,600.
Crews are in the process of removing the trees as well as the stumps and root systems from the site.
The official groundbreaking for the new jail has been scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Friday, October 25.
Branch County voters approved a 20 year millage request for up to 1.25 mills per year in August 2018 to fund the new 184 bed jail to replace the current facility that has been used since the early 1990’s.
The old jail has had numerous maintenance issues. Before it became a jail, the building was a senior care facility. Once the new jail is built, the old facility will be torn down.
