With the jail population outgrowing capacity, the county is looking at bond financing for a new jail after voters rejected a bond referendum for it.
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Habersham County's jail population has been growing, and county officials said they needed another way to pay for a new jail after a public bond referendum to fund it was voted down.
A bond resolution for a Series 2026 General Obligation Bonds issue calls for creating a 'Habersham County, Georgia General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 Construction Fund,' a trust fund to hold bond proceeds for jail construction costs.
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There is hereby authorized and directed to be created a special trust fund designated as the “Habersham County, Georgia General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 Construction Fund.”
Considering that the Public Jail Bond Referendum to authorize the new jail bond was voted down, we need to consider the alternative action needed to deal with the growth in the jail population
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