Cities end regional jail siting process
May 13, 2010
King County Executive Dow Constantine today proposed creating a regional jail planning group and providing cities with 150 beds in the King County Jail until 2020. This move, coupled with current and potential contracts that north/east King County cities have with other jurisdictions for jail beds, enabled Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn to recommend ending the process of siting a new regional municipal jail to house misdemeanor offenders.
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King County and cities reach tentative agreement extending jail services contract through 2015
Agreement provides three more years of service and additional jail beds for cities, and cost recovery for King County based on services provided
Staff representing cities in King County have reached an agreement in principle with King County for the county to provide misdemeanor jail beds to cities through 2015. The agreement specifies the number of beds to be made available to cities, and, once finalized, will be available to all 37 King County cities for consideration by each jurisdiction’s respective council prior to the end of the year.
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Issue Update: Siting a Regional Jail Facility
Shoreline site on list for potential regional misdemeanant jail
The North/East Cities (NEC) municipal jail planning group announced its intent to move forward with environmental review and public comment of six potential sites (including the Grace Cole Education Complex at 2545 N.E. 200th St., Shoreline) for a new regional misdemeanant jail.
NEC representatives are available to attend community meetings to provide information and take questions and comments. To request a representative at a community meeting, please contact The Keller Group at (425) 788-8990.
The public scoping period ran from Dec. 18, 2008, through Jan. 30, 2009. Six EIS scoping meetings were held in January 2009. Verbal and written comments received at the EIS scoping meetings and comments received via U.S. mail and email have now been posted online. To review these, please go to this page on the NEC Municipal Jail planning website click here
The Draft EIS is expected to be issued in the third quarter of 2009.
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Click here to go to the North/East Cities Municipal Jail Needs website.
Click here for a link to the Shoreline public meeting feedback.
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Click here for a copy of the City of Lake Forest Park scoping letter.
Click here for North/East Cities Municipal Jail Planning group response to City's Resolution.