With early voting over and the polls set to open at 7 a.m. Saturday, the architect for the proposed new Coryell County Jail explained why building a brand new facility would be the most beneficial option for the county.
What is at stake is whether to allow the county to issue general obligation bonds in the amount of $30.9 million for the construction of the jail.
If the measure passes, it is still up to the countyâs court of commissioners to act on it.
Jeff Heffelfinger, president of Southwest Architects, based out of Cresson, said when his company was hired by the county, he was hired to design a new facility.
Just under 8,000 early votes were cast in Killeen-area elections over the nine days.
The early voting period for Killeen area city and school board elections ended Tuesday, with Election Day this Saturday.
In the Killeen City Council election, where four district seats are on the ballot, 1,388 ballots were cast during early voting.
In 2019, 932 early votes were cast in the Killeen city election and 1,726 early votes cast in the KISD election.
In the Killeen Independent School District election, which involves two board seats, more than 2,443 voters cast ballots during early voting.
Harker Heights municipal election - 1,034 ballots
City of Lampasas and Kempner - 440 ballots
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An in-person and virtual information session for a proposed new detention center in Coryell County will be hosted by the city of Copperas Cove this evening.
Anyone interested in seeing the plans and renditions of the proposed facility and to hear the tax impact of the proposed project can come to the Copperas Cove Civic Center, 1206 W. Ave. B at 7 p.m. this evening.
The session will also be streamed live on the Coyell County Sheriff s Office Facebook page (@CoryellCountySheriff).
Residents will have an opportunity to ask questions, learn about the shortfalls of the current facility, learn why this is being proposed and view photos of similar detention facilities.
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