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Blair County residents petition against proposed new jail site

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ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Blair County residents are fighting back against the commissioners about a proposed location for the new county prison. The quest continues for the county as they look for a place to house the nearly $100 million facility. The Commissioners, after looking at a feasibility study, have their preferred location next to the burial grounds of the Alto Reste Park. County residents are fighting back against it. A petition, started…
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Blair County residents petition against proposed new jail site

ALTOONA, Pa. (WTAJ) — Blair County residents are fighting back against the commissioners about a proposed location for the new county prison. The quest continues for the county as they look for a place to house the nearly $100 million facility. The Commissioners, after looking at a feasibility study, have their preferred location next to the burial grounds of the Alto Reste Park. County residents are fighting back against it. A petition, started…

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Petition Opposing Use Of Eminent Domain For New Blair Co., Prison Created

A petition has been generated as a protest against the Blair County Commissioners proposed option to build a new county prison on acreage located behind the Alto-Reste Cemetery in Altoona.  The commissioners have proposed using eminent domain to build the prison, as the owners of that land declined to sell the property.  Last week the Blair County Commissioners voted to approve advertisement of an ordinance of eminent domain.  As of this morning…

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Lightner Communications LLC - Altoona,PA broke the news in on Tuesday, March 25, 2025.
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