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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 two similar suits attack the structure put in place by county officials to pay for the $300-million project.
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With Allen County Commissioner Nelson Peters retiring at the end of the year, his seat had an open Republican primary for the first time in 20 years. EACS board member Ron Turpin won the GOP nomination for that seat. And At-Large Councilman Kyle Kerley is out.
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The Allen County Residents Against the Jail filed suit against the Allen County Commissioners, the building corporation, and the Indiana Department of Local Government Spending to stop the county from using the Allen County Courthouse as collateral for bonds.
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Last year, TRAA Executive Director Joel Benz asked the Fort Wayne City Council for $3 million to keep the ambulance service afloat. Now, he said they’ve used roughly $900,000 of it.
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With funding packages approved and conditions stabilizing in the existing jail, both sides agree another formal in-person status conference may not be necessary.
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The Allen County Council reversed its earlier decision and approve the bond payment needed for construction of the new jail.
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A federal judge told the Allen County Council and Commissioners to "vote to finance the jail or invite in other action."
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Attorneys representing the plaintiffs in a federal case challenging conditions at the Allen County Jail say they are “profoundly concerned” by the Allen County Council’s unwillingness to give the Allen County Commissioners the money needed to start the jail project.
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The Allen County Commissioners still do not have the necessary funding for their 30-year construction lease with the building corporation and have been urged to wait on groundbreaking for the new jail until they get it.