Payette County Jail Bond Fails to Pass Despite Majority Support

Payette County Jail bond fails to pass despite majority support

The $40 million bond was intended to replace the aging 69-inmate jail, but the proposal was rejected. The facility has failed three inspections.

Flannery, Wickersham win mayoral races, jail bond fails

PAYETTE COUNTY — Tuesday, Nov. 4 saw Payette County voters cast their ballots in the Payette City Council race, as well as school board and mayoral races in each of Payette and New Plymouth. A bond measure to pay for…

PAYETTE COUNTY: Proposed Parma Fire District Levy, Jail Bond both fail to pass

Two ballot initiatives, one to fund the Parma Fire District and another to fund the construction of a new jail in Payette County, both failed to pass in the recent election.The Payette County General Obligation Jail Bond was placed on the ballot to finance the "relocation, acquisition, construction, and equipping of new County jail facilities." For years, the Payette County Jail has experienced deferred maintenance issues as well as overcrowding…