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Article: Officials optimistic about jail funding.(Government Local)(The county may use a combination of federal and local dollars to restore some capacity)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- May 23, 2009
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Byline: Matt Cooper The Register-Guard
The chances are "improving every day" that Lane County will fund restoration of some capacity at the county jail with help from the city of Eugene and perhaps others, embattled county board chairman Pete Sorenson said Friday.
Sorenson cited the city's offer of support earlier this week, and other hopeful budgetary news, as reasons the county board and county budget committee may reverse their controversial decision this week not to spend $3.2 million in federal timber payments to hire 30 corrections staff and expand jail capacity in the fiscal year starting July 1.
Staff shortages at the jail prompt the ...