The Edmond Sun
Oklahoma County voters could be asked in December to fund a new Oklahoma County Jail, District 3 County Commissioner Ray Vaughn said Wednesday at a meeting of the Edmond Noon Exchange Club. County Commissioners have until October to decide the location in order to have a ballot initiative this year, he said. The U.S. Department of Justice issued a report in 2008 that the jail is understaffed and overcrowded. Several million dollars’ worth of settlement have been paid by the government due to substandard conditions.
The City Council has reserved the trust fund in the past to meet other city needs, Douglas said this week at a City Council workshop. The Hospital Trust Fund was set aside by a vote of the people for land purchase and acquisition, said Wayne Page, city councilman.