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THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1995 <br />courtrooms; and (4) provides temporary relief to the overcrowding <br />problem. The disadvantages to this plan were listed as: (1) does not <br />provide a permanent solution to the correctional facilities need; (2) <br />does not meet all Department of Corrections standards and may not be <br />eligible for 25% funding by the State of Virginia; (3) eliminates 25 <br />existing parking spaces; and (4) inefficient from an operational <br />standpoint. <br /> <br />Councilman Teague requested that Sheriff Steve Draper provide estimates <br />of annual operating costs under each of the three plans being <br />presented. Sheriff Draper stated he would attempt to do so, noting <br />that any such estimates may not be accurate. <br /> <br />Plan B provided for the construction of a new, three-story 128 bed jail <br />on Moss Street, with the existing jail being converted to a court <br />holding facility. The rated capacity of this plan would be 128 beds, <br />with a floor area of 53,735 square feet, and an estimated cost of <br />$6,517,000. Advantages to the plan were listed as follows: (1) <br />provides a long-term solution to the correctional facilities needs; (2) <br />will meet all Department of Corrections standards and will be eligible <br />for 25% reimbursement of capital costs by the State; (3) does not <br />eliminate any existing parking areas; and (4) most efficient from an <br />operational standpoint. Disadvantages were listed as follows: (1) <br />highest initial cost; (2) longest planning and construction time; and <br />(3) not adjacent to courtrooms. <br /> <br />Plan C would include the construction of a new jail on Moss Street, <br />identical to Plan B, except that a 48 bed section of detention space <br />would be left undeveloped. The existing jail would be renovated and <br /> <br /> <br />