Tue., February 14, 2012 12:41am (EST)

Articles Tagged "jail expansion"

  • Thu., September 1, 2011 11:00am
    Private construction remains relatively weak compared with publicly-financed projects right now. And Savannah's Chatham County wants businesses to know just how to ask for the work. County officials this week held a workshop for builders as they expect about $40 million worth of new public facilies to go up soon.
  • Fri., June 3, 2011 2:39pm
    Commissioners in coastal Glynn County appear to have put to rest a bitter, five-year-old controversy over the site of a jail expansion. The dipute began when commissioners proposed expanding the jail near the courthouse downtown. Business and civic leaders objected -- and eventually filed lawsuits -- to halt construction.
  • Mon., February 28, 2011 2:57pm
    A jail expansion project in the Brunswick historic district is dead. For years, the specter of a larger jail downtown fueled a bitter controversy as city and county leaders sparred over where best to expand the jail. After three lawsuits and an election, officials have narrowed the site search.
  • Fri., April 2, 2010 2:12pm
    A longstanding dispute between Brunswick residents and county officials wil
  • Wed., February 17, 2010 1:20pm
    Developers want to build a jail themselves, aiming to solve a longstanding
  • Mon., January 4, 2010 4:07pm
    The coastal city wants the state Supreme Court to consider its objections t