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Welcome
to the Eau Claire Jail website
sponsored by the Citizens for Accountable Judicial
Expansion (CAJE)
Eau
Claire has seen too many historic landmarks
demolished, and more will follow in the Historic
Randall Park neighborhood if jail expansion
proceeds at its current location. Help us save
historic homes, vital businesses and valuable
downtown real estate!
- County
Board
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Encourage them to look for
the best long term site
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The
Eau Claire City Council has
voted 6 - 5 NOT to re-zone
the properties for the Counties Jail Project
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Could
an off-site Justice Center
cost the same as the on-site Jail?
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Courthouse
Electrical Fire
The
Eau Claire County Courthouse had an
electrical fire on May 12th that closed
down courthouse operations for 2 days.
Due to generators, the jail remained
operational.
Coverage
If
inmates needed to evacuate what would
have happened?
CAJE has stressed that the current footprint
does not support a secure safe evacuation
plan that protects citizens and the
incarcerated population.
Another
test - FAILED -
for plans to locate the jail on limited
space downtown.
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$$$
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$$$
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(You
could build 3 St. Croix County facilities
for the price of Eau Claire's Downtown
jail.)
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4-01-09
Readers React to Jail Site Decision
CAJE
realizes that construction jobs are important
to Eau Claire County's economy. That is why
CAJE is NOT opposed to building the jail
and courts...in the right location.
Eau Claire County has had about a year to come
up with a solution that meets the county's needs,
does not destroy the Historic Randall Park Neighborhood
and is an investment in the City of Eau Claire's
tax base...NOT the creation of a nontaxable
government structure on prime downtown/river
front space.
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