County Commission approves paying cost overruns on juvenile detention center
Shelby County Chief Jailer Kirk Fields (left) gives an overview of the present juvenile detention situation as Mark Billingsley (right) and fellow Shelby County Commissioners tour the former Shelby Training Center on Feb. 12, 2020. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The $13 million in additional funding found from a group of seven county budget line items brings the total cost of the project to around $30 million including the $3 million the county paid for the Old Getwell building that is being renovated.
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