GRANT COUNTY LAW
ENFORCEMENT CENTER
BOND ISSUE INFORMATION
Commonly Asked Questions
KEY DATES
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October 3rd, 6:30 PM | Town Hall Meeting #1 | South Room Civic Center
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October 17th, 6:30 PM | Town Hall Meeting #2 | South Room Civic Center
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October 17th | Voter registration deadline
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October 18th | Early voting begins
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November 7th | Polls open for in-person voting
The state of our current facility:
Main jail hallway with damaged ceiling tiles from water lines.
Four-cell water and sewer chase.
Door control panel for large bullpen cell.
Cell door for front dayroom common area.
A shower addition to a cell.
Ballot Language
Bond Question:
“Shall the Grant County Public Building Commission, Grant County, Kansas, issue and sell its revenue bonds in the maximum principal amount of $15,500,000 to pay all or part of the estimated $16,868,248 total cost of both issuing such bonds and designing, engineering, constructing, equipping, and furnishing a new jail facility, with the balance of any such costs to be paid from legally available funds of the County, which facility shall be leased to and operated by Grant County, Kansas, in furtherance of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and residents of the County under the authority of K.S.A. 12-1757 et seq., as amended?”
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YES
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NO
Sales Tax Question:
“Shall Grant County, Kansas, (the “County”) impose a one percent (1%) countywide retailers’ sales tax and pledge the revenue therefrom to help finance the construction or remodeling of the jail facility operated by the County in furtherance of the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens and residents of the County under the authority of K.S.A. 10-120, 12-187, and 12-189, all as amended?”
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YES
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NO
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It is our obligation to protect the health, safety, and welfare of Grant County citizens. Our society will always have a court system, and therefore will always need a Law Enforcement Center. It is the first line of defense in detaining people deemed too dangerous to be in public.
A Law Enforcement Center needs to be secure to keep detainees inside, the public safe outside, and provide a safe work environment for the employees who work in this facility. Our county must also create a safe environment for our employees and provide a secure and humane setting for those incarcerated.