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Grayson County Judge pushing irresponsible jail building scheme

By Gritsforbreakfast

Grayson County Judge Drue Bynum has been promoting a bizarre solution to local jail overcrowding, trying to convince the public that the county can expand the jail without paying for it ("it's free, trust me") by partnering with a private contractor. He's even trying to get Grayson County College to give away land to a contractor to build the private facility. Reported the Sherman Herald-Democrat ("County judge approaches Grayson County College trustees about donating land for a new county jail," Feb. 21), Bynum:wants to see the county go with a plan that involves private financing to keep the tax payers from having to pay to increase the size of the jail. Getting free land at the airport would help that happen, he said.When trustees questioned why the county didn't use its own land at the airport, Bynum said the answer is simple...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on February 21, 2008 (boomark / email).