Habersham voters will decide $31.7-million jail bond issue
Posted 10:00PM on Monday, July 15, 2019
Members of the Habersham County Commission listen as Chairman Stacy Hall, second from right, discusses the resolution calling for a jail bond referendum.
Rob Moore
CLARKESVILLE — The Habersham County Commission will let the public decide whether the county issues nearly $32 million in bonds to fund a new jail.
At Monday night’s meeting the commission voted unanimously to place the issue on a Nov. 5 ballot.
The $31.7 million would finance construction of a 314-bed jail to keep pace with the county’s growth.
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