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March 28, 1995
Mr. Roy Moser
2611 23rd Avenue #21
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Dear Mr. Moser:
OFFICE OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PHONE (303) 356-4000. EXT. 420E
FAX (303) 352-0242
P.O. BOX 758
GREELEY. COLORADO 80632
In response to your recent letter concerning the jail I would like to offer the following. You are
correct in that with the vote in 1989 regarding the offices in downtown Greeley it was decided to
expand the jail space and move the administrative offices to the Weld County Business Park.
The jail expansion increased the capacity to 308 beds of which 98 were for work release. It was
hoped that the expansion would meet the county's jail needs through the year 2000, and then the
next jail expansion would be at the Weld County Business Park. Unfortunately with the demand
for more incarceration of criminals, longer sentences, mandatory jail time for drunk drivers, and
people driving without insurance the jail population has grown at a tremendous rate in recent
years. This problem is made worse by the backlog of state inmates due to over crowded state
prisons and the legislature's failure to build more prisons.
As a result the Commissioners and Sheriff find themselves in the position of having to build a
new jail 5-10 years sooner than anticipated. There is no additional space near the Courthouse, so
no alternative exists but to build the new jail in the Weld County Business Park. We will
continue to operate the jail next to the Courthouse for pre-trial and maximum security inmates.
The new jail facility will be medium to minimum security and primarily sentenced inmates. As a
former County Commissioner you are well aware of the fact there are limited resources available
to provide county services, and that a new jail would be built by the County Commissioners only
after all other alternatives have been explored.
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I appreciate your input and hope this letter answers your questions. If you have other questions
please do not hesitate to contact me or Don Warden at 356-4000.
Sincerely,
ale K. Hall, Chairman
Board of Weld County Commissioners
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