As we’ve reported, Adel Mayor Jim Peters and Dallas County Board of Supervisors Chairman Kim Chapman worked together to come up with a proposed solution that will both alleviate the County’s space needs and continue to benefit Adel.

This comes after last year’s failed bond referendum to build a law enforcement center and administrative facility in Ortonville last August.  Perry Mayor Jay Pattee says he applauds Adel’s efforts in standing their ground.

“Hats off to the City of Adel.  I think they did a good job of promoting the fact that they wanted the county offices to stay within the city limits of Adel.  Quite frankly if I was the Mayor of Adel, and Jim Peters is actually a friend, I would have taken the same tact that he did” says Pattee.

And he’s glad to see that the services will remain in the central portion of the County, because the northern portion of Dallas County has the potential to grow just like the southeast portion.

“Dallas County is one of the fastest growing counties in the United States and north Dallas County could do the same thing.  It’s already happening if you look at it, Grimes used to be just a little dot on the map, and look what’s going on there now.  Already you’re seeing housing on the edge of Granger.  Woodward has a subdivision that’s happening.  It’s coming our way here in Perry and I think it’s good that we’ll have centrally located services.”

Pattee says though the proposed jail location in Ortonville is slightly further away for Perry Police officers, maybe it’s more important to have the services that all citizens use closer to the downtown Adel area.