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Bemidji, MN—November 3, 2022: After being open for more than two months, the public comment portal for citizens to provide feedback on the 7 options being considered for the future of the Beltrami County Jail closed on October 31st, 2022. The results can be viewed here:
Of the 7 options presented for the future of the jail, the top 3 preferred options based on the number of responses indicating they “probably would” or “definitely would” support are: 1. Build a New Jail (235) 2. Expand the Jail (212) 3. Build a Regional Jail (190).
The survey also sought feedback on potential funding sources for a jail project. When asked how likely individuals would be to support a local option sales tax, the responses were as follows: 143 said Very likely, 121 said Likely, 58 said Neither likely or unlikely, 29 said unlikely, 57 said Very unlikely. When asked how likely individuals would be to support an increase in property taxes, the results were as follows: 45 said Very likely, 89 said Likely, 69 said Neither likely or unlikely, 70 said Unlikely, 135 said Very unlikely.
Beltrami County will utilize the feedback received as it takes the next steps in addressing the County Jail’s current deficiencies and future needs. The County would like to thank all those who participated in the survey and provided this invaluable community feedback.
Ernie Beitel
Sheriff, Beltrami County
Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office
Reader Comments(1)
What123 writes:
About 40000 in whole county seems like jail should be about one fourth the size. Maybe we lock up way to many for things southern Minnesota don’t even cite people for
11/04/2022, 12:04 pm