Supervisors Agree To Plans For Old Jail
Published: February 13th, 2007
By: Melissa deCordova

NORWICH – The West Park Place Office project got off the ground Monday with a unanimous vote to separate the former Chenango County Sheriff’s Office and Jail building into two and proceed with renovating the exteriors and a limited amount of the interiors.

The initial funding of the estimated $2.3 million project will come from a jail repairs account and unnappropriated surplus. County leaders hope to partner with the Department of Social Services or another entity from within the county’s structure to gain state and/or federal funding for the remaining interior work.

Town of Pharsalia Supervisor Dennis Brown said the decision to proceed with the project was “a major undertaking” by members of the Buildings and Grounds Committee. “We decided to take our lead from what the City of Norwich has done with its recent renovations of old buildings. We wanted to keep with the same downtown theme as the two railroad stations, the police and fire station,” he said.

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