County Board Allocates
$230K To Fix Jail Roof
By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
COOPERSTOWN – Even with $230,000 in emergency funding allocated by the Otsego County Board of Representatives to fix the leaking roof of the county's Public Safety Building, it could still be six to eight weeks before inmates are returned to the jail. Still, by making use of foam roof repair or other means, the repairs will likely be done to a high standard.
"We have one estimate done and we're waiting for another," said Sheriff Richard J. Devlin Jr. "We've also asked the architect that's working on some other projects at the jail to give us a price for expanding services."
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