A new juvenile detention facility received financing approval at a Unified Government Commission meeting on Dec. 1.
The $19.8 million juvenile facility was part of a big package of bonds passed Thursday for UG projects and equipment.
Improvements to the existing adult jail totaling $2.42 million also were approved.
After receiving approval at the UG meeting, the items were approved by the Public Building Commission at a meeting after the regular meeting. Public Building Commission revenue bonds will pay for the two projects.
Juvenile complex planning and design were part of the UG’s budget allocation in July 2016.
Several large projects were in a municipal temporary notes and general obligation improvement bond issue that was passed at the 7 p.m. UG meeting. Other items included the K-32 quiet zone project, $2.3 million; Leavenworth Road underground electric line project, $5 million, and a new police tow lot, $5 million. Many other projects, as well as police and fire vehicles, were on the list of items that will be funded by the bond issue. Many had been approved earlier by the UG.
For an earlier story, see https://wyandotteonline.com/study-recommends-separating-juveniles-from-adults-at-county-jail/.