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Dallas County to Vote on $16.85 Million Bond Issue This Summer
Officials say the growing county is running out of room, so a new office building and jail are needed. The move would give the court system more space in the existing courthouse.
Dallas County voters will decide this summer whether to spend $16.85 million toward the cost of building a county administration and law enforcement facility.
The bond referendum will be decided in an Aug. 6 special election.
Supervisor Mark Hanson said the county will maintain offices in buildings that it owns at 902 Court St., 121 Ninth St. and 201 N. Nile Kinnick Drive.
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The supervisors and Jerry Purdy with Design Alliance, Inc., a Waukee-based design firm heading the project, estimate the project will cost $22 million for a county administration, jail and jail administration facility. And to pay for work to re-purpose current county offices at 902 Court, 907 Court, 810 Court and 201 Nile Kinnick, according to the Dallas County News.
The proposed 91,150 square-foot facility will hold the treasurer, recorder, assessor, veterans affairs, board of supervisors, human resources, auditor, operations administration, IT and sheriff/jail administration staff, the newspaper reported. Planning and development, environmental health and human services will remain in downtown Adel.
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The new building would be constructed on a site in east Adel on the north side of Highway 6 that the county already owns.
More information about the study process and the proposed administration and public safety facility is available at www.dallascountyfuture.com.Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.