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Nicollet County commissioners OK $70K jail request

ST. PETER — Nicollet County commissioners unanimously approved Sheriff Dave Lange’s request to add a $70,000 appropriation request to the 2017 jail budget May 23.

As discussed at a workshop earlier this year, the jail’s door lock and intercom system are very old, regularly breaking down and parts are becoming obsolete. The Sheriff’s Office originally planned to replace the system as part of a remodel project but can’t wait that long.

The resolution includes the purchase of a new door lock, intercom system and reallocation of $70,000 from the Unappropriated Contingencies Account.

Commissioners unanimously approved an agreement for Nicollet County rural recycling with West Central Sanitation. Commissioners instructed Tri-County Solid Waste Director Christensen to solicit licensed waste haulers for quotes to service the Nicollet County rural recycling program locations in the eastern end of the county.

Four quotes were received with West Central being the low quote at $88 per round trip for the St. Peter location at West Swift Street; $88 per round trip for Sunrise Drive, St. Peter; $112 per round trip from Norseland; and $88 per round trip from Nicollet.

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