The issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $30.9 million will not happen after final unofficial election results were released by Coryell County officials Saturday evening.
A total of 2,024 voters (73.2%) said they were âagainstâ the bond, while 743 (26.8%) have said they were âforâ it.
The issue of building a new jail facility in the county has been a topic for the past several years.
On Nov. 8, 2011, 53.17% of voters indicated they were in favor of an $18.8 million bond for the construction of a slightly smaller jail.
The plan never came to fruition, however, as the Coryell County Commissionersâ Court were held up by the cost to build a new jail.
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