KCRG, reporting on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors work session about a new jail, replacing the current facility and its 65-bed “functional” capacity:
Both plans include a 120-bed jail with 20 additional overflow beds. The plans note that capacity could be expanded to 240 beds.
I ask again: how many beds is 120 beds?
Update
I called four of the five Johnson County Supervisors. I got responses from three.
Supervisor Remington thanked me for the call, said this was different that she understood, that she did not support a capacity of 240, and would seek clarification and consensus at the work session.
Supervisor Green, via text:
Nick, happy to give you a call but the current proposal is for 120 beds with room (not overflow, but room) to add 20 down the road. The mechanical systems will be engineered to support 100 down the road, but that would require another referendum. It isn’t something a future board could do without the public weighing in.
Supervisor Sullivan, via voicemail: