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The beautiful complex will engulf the entire jail site, provide close enough comfort for all those blessed with living in spitting distance from the site to wake up every morning with our cups of coffee and toast an inmate. Maybe the small windows will provide hours of entertainment for the inmates that can now look into dozens of college girl’s windows. Now this is effective planning. I may be guilty of the not in my backyard argument, but come on, can’t we do a little better than place a jail in such close proximity to the university and higher density housing? The 31 million dollar bond is just the tip in the iceberg of change orders to come; taxpayers should expect to pay more than that. The depreciation of dozens of homes will be exponential compared to the rest of the city and the first time homebuyers in the area will see there dreams squashed. Finally, please take a look at the county’s web site for the site plan and see for yourself why you should vote NO in November. One other quick thought, a commissioner told me that relocating to another site would cost multi millions, what about the long term effects on enrollment at the university with a expanding jail over the next 30 years (see county web site for site expansion details). I believe this site could have an effect on enrollment at the university. Anyone know of any jails in any states located this close to a university?