COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – As things stand now, the new Branch County Jail is scheduled to open in less than a year.
Branch County Administrator Bud Norman has been providing updates for the Board of Commissioners on a regular basis. He said during the Commissioners work session on Thursday that the construction continues to be on schedule.
Workers are getting the building enclosed so they can work on the interior during the winter.
Construction on the new jail started last April.
Branch County voters approved a 20 year millage request for up to 1.25 mills per year in August 2018 to fund the new 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.
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