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Article: City jail faces several hurdles before finish line.(Government)(Funding the annual cost of $1.4 million to operate the Springfield facility is one uncertainty)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
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- August 23, 2004
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Byline: Bob Keefer The Register-Guard
SPRINGFIELD - Even if voters pass a $28.6 million construction bond in the Nov. 2 election, it will be at least 2 1/2 years before Springfield can open its own jail - if the city ever actually builds one.
The City Council has said it won't build the jail unless it has the money to run it. And right now, no one has any clear idea where that money will come from or even how much is required.
"We will be working on this the next couple years," said Mayor Sid Leiken. "That is going to be a very high priority."
The council voted unanimously a week ago to put the bond measure on the fall ballot, asking ...