No County Jail Vote
Posted/updated on: August 26, 2010 at 2:51 am
TYLER — There will not be a Smith County Jail bond issue on the November ballot. County officials had considered putting a $33 million bond proposal before voters. The measure called for construction of a 384 bed jail. The county decided not to put the proposal on the ballot because of a school bond issue that will also go before voters. The Tyler School Board on Monday approved a nearly $90 million bond issue. County officials feel the jail proposal is valid, only the timing is wrong.
