LWVCC endorses Large Urban Jail in Central Houghton

Read all about it - The Copper County League of Women Voters (LWVCC) endorses building a Large Urban Jail in Central Houghton.
http://mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/512162.html?nav=5004

I am confident that there are many LWVCC members that will VOTE NO on this project.

Most of their letter to the editor focuses on the need for a new jail which is not the main issue. In endorsing this particular project they only offer the assurance that the large size is "based on the best current projections by an expert consultant using years of local data and state trends" This same expert consultant (Rod Miller) advised adjacent counties in the Copper County to look to Houghton County for help with their future jail needs. This same national expert estimated it would cost $5.3 to $5.5 million to convert Kitwen into a modern regional jail.

There are better options than a regional jail in central Houghton.
Open Kitwen and Create Copper Country Jobs.

Voters said NO to an Urban Jail 10 years ago. Please VOTE NO on November 2 on this proposed urban jail so we can consider a better option. Please ask your friends to VOTE NO too.