Coryell County Judge Roger A. Miller issued a declaration of local disaster Sunday evening for the entire county as a result of widespread flooding that has flooded homes and closed
A new jail facility is still on the mind of Coryell County Judge Roger Miller. He said that although he thinks the failed bond issue in the May election was a âgood thing,â he knows the county needs a new jail.
âI donât think it should be a surprise to anyone that we are on the cusp of â and in the future, we will need â more bed space and larger jail capacity,â Miller said Wednesday during a quarterly summit meeting in Copperas Cove.
Had the bond passed in May, it would have come with a price tag of $30 million, and it would have cost taxpayers an increase of around 7 cents on property taxes.
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Coryell County voters uneasy about proposed $30.9 million bond for new jail
and last updated 2021-04-22 00:24:01-04
CORYELL COUNTY, TX â Coryell County voters must decide whether to approve a $30.9 million bond for the construction of a new jail.
âWhen you get a division on the court and thereâs not a consensus, then itâs always the responsible thing to do to get voter input,â said Coryell County Judge Roger Miller.
Judge Miller says the current jail is overcrowded. The proposed new facility would have around 250 beds. Some say thatâs more than what the county needs.
âThey need to come up with a lot more logic to me and a lot of us. Why do we need a 250-bed facility when everyone around already has one? And theyâre making money. How are we gonna fill ours up?â said Mike Riddle, a Coryell County resident.
Coryell County received zero COVID-19 vaccine doses this week
County judge worried they ll soon fall behind with vaccinations
Jarell Baker
and last updated 2021-01-13 23:29:08-05
CORYELL COUNTY, TX â This week marks the fifth week of COVID-19 vaccine distribution in Texas. Several Central Texas counties, like Bell and McLennan, have received hundreds of additional doses. However, Coryell County has received zero new vaccine shipments for Phase 1A and Phase 1B patients.
âWeâre covering the bare minimum,â said Coryell County Judge Roger Miller. âThe disproportion of the amounts that are being sent to the larger or more heavily populated areas. basically went to all the big counties and the big cities and nothing for the rural.â