The money will be used to put a new roof on the courthouse and jail complex and to fix the area from the doors to the sidewalk under the courthouse overhang.
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The Warren County Sheriff’s Office received a $310,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Public Safety to help with improvements to the jail and courthouse.
The money will be used to put a new roof on the courthouse and jail complex and to fix the area from the doors to the sidewalk under the courthouse overhang.
Warren County must provide a 50 percent match; the money will come out of the capital improvement fund.
“This is very, very needed maintenance and work. Unfortunately, it’s very expensive,” Sheriff Kevin Harrison said.
Harrison said the current 26-year-old roof leaks and after heavy rains it’s not unusual for the courtrooms to be wet.
“It definitely disrupts the court,” Harrison said.
The total cost of the new roof is $570,000.
Harrison said the work in the area in front of the building under the overhang is also related to water damage. He said water can get up against the building and blow under doors.
A 58 foot by 41 foot section will be replaced in front of the building at a cost of $50,000.
Harrison was appreciative of the grant and said the county continues to apply for more grant money in an effort to continue improvements.
“We’re going to try to apply for and capture as much money to benefit our community as we can,” he said.
The grant money comes from the American Rescue Plan Act. More than $9 million was allocated to sheriffs departments across the state.
“As a former sheriff, I know how important it is for Missouri jails to have adequate security systems and updated equipment to help provide safety for deputies, jail personnel, and the communities they serve,” Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said in the press release announcing the grant. “These grants are an investment in jail infrastructure that will help provide better safety and working conditions in our jails across the state.”
