Report from investigation into Dane County Jail construction to remain confidential for now


Report from investigation into Dane County Jail construction to remain confidential for now


The results of an investigation into the construction of the downtown Public Safety Building remain confidential until two Dane County committees can vote on whether to make the information public.

The Dane County Board of Supervisors asked for the investigation because original plans indicated the building was built to support additional floors, which is not the case today. Because of this, Dane County is pursuing a $148 million renovation plan for the jail that is nearly twice the cost of the original plan to expand the Public Safety Building. 

“I do believe the public should have a right to see the secret report and to see what`s in it,” Supervisor Tim Kiefer, District 25, said. “I think it does have information in it that is important for the public to know.”...

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Ken Notes: We should see this and more importantly we should revisit the problem and potential solutions from the ground up. While transit is an issue the cost of a facility downtown vs, a few miles out could be eye opening.

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