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Fort Wayne City Council members publicly accused the Allen County Commissioners of not negotiating on additional funding. The Allen County Commissioners then threatened to terminate the interlocal agreement funding TRAA.
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After the Indiana Tax Court ruled the Allen County Residents Against the Jail did not have to post a more than $90 million bond to keep its case against the funding plan for the new jail going, the ACLU of Indiana announced its intent to seek a prisoner release order for the Allen County Jail from the federal court.
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The lawsuits filed by a group of citizens attacking the funding structure of the planned jail have delayed the project, and attorneys representing inmates want to have the court step in.
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The Allen County Council voted no on funding for planning work necessary for construction of the new Allen County Jail. The Allen County Commissioners said they'd be forced to notify the federal judge overseeing the federal lawsuit.
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With long-time Commissioner Nelson Peters announcing he will not run for reelection, Ron Turpin announced a run as a possible successor.
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After a nearly 40-year career in public service, Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters announced Thursday he will not seek reelection in 2024.
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In a letter dated Tuesday, the commissioners urged the council to adopt the local income tax rate to fund the $300 million jail ahead of the Nov. 1 deadline.
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Superior Court Judge Fran Gull says that moving it completely away from the center of the criminal justice system is costly and potentially dangerous.
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The request to take depositions comes before the next hearing on the federal court order addressing jail overcrowding at the Allen County Jail. The council recently voted down a proposed funding structure for a new jail that the county says is the way to correct the overcrowding and other issues.
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The Allen County Council voted down a .2% local income tax rate increase that was meant to fund building the new Allen County Jail.