Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Sheriff Kalvin Barrett both urged the County Board to approve funding for a jail consolidation project before they miss the chance to bid for construction in the spring.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi asked the county’s Department of Land and Water Resources to determine how much manure such a facility could process with the budget, county officials said.
Leaders of the city of Madison and Dane County announced Tuesday an additional investment worth $9 million in total toward the state’s first shelter for men facing homelessness.