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Grand County weighs $30M-plus public safety center

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1 million. Grand County Sheriff Jamison Wiggins describes conditions inside the Grand County Jail on Jan. A feasibility study presented Aug. 18 proposes replacing the existing jail with a 120-bed facility as part of a new public safety center.

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