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The county plans is to locate a 400-bed jail and the sheriff's offices at the facility at 640 River St. It is holding a design or workshop, at the site next week and is inviting various stakeholders to provide input on the project.
The public and community members can tour the facility and learn about the design process between 1 and 5 p.m. Monday. Lead architectural firm RQAW, of Indianapolis, will give a summary at 5 p.m.
Information obtained through next week’s design charette process will be reviewed at the April 8 meeting of the Allegan County Board of Commissioners. There also will be another opportunity for public input before the board approves a design, officials say.
Haworth closed the 189,000-square-foot plant last year and the county bought it for $1,775,000. Plans call for demolishing some of the rear building to make space for the jail, while the sheriff's office will go in existing space in the front.
Discussions started in 1992 about replacing the 173-bed county jail in downtown Allegan, which has been criticized as unsafe for inmates and staff and has little room for rehabilitative programs or to classify inmates.
“We are excited about this collaborative process and moving forward with this project,” county board Chairman Larry “Casey” Jones said.
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