Clay County will vote on $42.8M jail, LEC

Clay County will vote on $42.8M jail, LEC

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Clay County voters rejected a proposed new courthouse, jail and law enforcement center by a roughly 2 to 1 margin in 2021.A proposal to build a new jail and LEC will be back on the ballot this November.Clay County commissioners have proposed a $42.8 million bond to build a new jail and LEC. The LEC is shared with the city of Vermillion. "The original proposal that failed because it included the full courthouse, jail …