Sheriff Jack Williams (standing) along with County Attorney Thomas Laehn (left) and Jefferson Police Chief Mark Clouse (right) at a community discussion in September of 2022

On November 8th, Greene County voters will have the opportunity to cast a ballot about a new county jail.

The proposed $12,685,000 facility would be located south of the law enforcement center administrative building on East Lincoln Way in Jefferson. The bond referendum would cover all expenses and furnishing for the new facility with 24 cells that would replace the current eight cell jail. Some of the reasons for a new jail that Greene County Sheriff Jack Williams has said includes aging infrastructure, the current facility is no longer in compliance with state code, and the county having to pay money to neighboring counties to hold inmates because the current jail has been at or over capacity for the past six years.

There are two public town hall meetings scheduled including Tuesday at 6pm at the Churdan Library and Thursday at 6pm at the Paton Community Center. Additional information will be presented to those individuals that attend and you can ask questions as well.