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Saturday, October 17, 2009
Ind. Courts - Allen County spends for Courthouse fixes and jail cameras
Some quotes from the story by Amanda Iacone in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette:
The Allen County Council provided the extra cash Thursday needed to repair hidden damage discovered along the dome of the Courthouse.The council agreed that the commissioners should tap the county’s cumulative capital fund to pay for the unexpected repairs to four steel beams just below the large dome on the clock tower. The additional repair work is estimated to cost $180,000. * * *
The council agreed to provide $519,000 from the county’s general fund budget to install new digital cameras and a recording system in the Allen County Jail. * * *
Sheriff Ken Fries said the upgrade will increase the number of cameras in the jail, and the new system will store the images for 200 days – about 20 days longer than the period during which tort claims may be filed.
Fries hopes the improved system will cut down on frivolous lawsuits.
About 40 lawsuits are filed against the sheriff’s department each year, and most if not all stem from the jail, he said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on October 17, 2009 10:48 AM
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