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Board of County Commissioners · October 28, 2026

Commissioners pull jail-property subdivision plan, salute veterans and a family fighting a rare skin disease

The biggest move of the night: Commissioner Chris Carney asked to pull a plan that would have started subdividing the county's jail property on High Street i…

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Oct 14Commissioner pushes to keep jail talks public as county spends $60K of $100K jail fund Sep 23Commissioner Space reveals death threats and reads old article on air as public demands board rescind ICE resolution Sep 9SCMUA asks county to back $100M wastewater bond amid sharp questions from commissioners Aug 19County rips JCP&L over outages, weighs turning old jail into office space — and a $100M sewer bond fight is brewing Jul 29County board adopts election-integrity and anti-sanctuary resolutions 5-0 after hours of heated public comment Jul 22County OKs $711K road striping contract, joins fight against JCP&L over power outages

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Childhood lead exposure prevention grantFollow →Subdivision application for 39 High Street, NewtonFollow →Veteran Service Officer AvailabilityFollow →Senior and disabled resident transportation funding for 2027Follow →

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Subdivision of Block 5.01, Lots 13, 15 and 19 (39 High Street)pending 39 High Street Subdivision (County Jail Property)tabled Habitat for Humanity Wantage home — King familyunder-review Dennis Library renovation zoning permitapproved

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