By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Monroe County’s new Board of Supervisors is dealing with an old problem after scrapping a $26.7 million justice center that would have added space to a cramped county jail and courthouse. “I think something needs to ...

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By Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com The reconfigured Monroe County Board of Supervisors, on a 16-8 vote, rejected designs for a new justice center on Wednesday. The vote likely signals the end of the project, which the county had worked on for ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Eight Monroe County supervisors face recall for supporting construction of a $30 million justice center. “I think it sends a terrible message to anyone that wants to run for an office,” said Pete Peterson, one of the ...

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Paul Snyder paul.snyder@dailyreporter.com Monroe County supervisors OK’d construction of a new justice center, spent $1.7 million on the design, plan to bid the job in September and then might seek voter approval for the project. But there is a good ...

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Sean Ryan sean.ryan@dailyreporter.com Monroe County leaders are willing to spend an extra $1.2 million on a justice center project because they do not trust a federal stimulus program. The county plans to issue bonds later this year to pay for ...

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