juvenile facility in Rosedale is coming 11-18-2009

THE JUVENILE FACILITY IN ROSEDALE IS CLOSER TO CONSTRUCTION NOW THAT PROJECT BLUEPRINTS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. THE BOLIVAR COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS APPROVED BLUEPRINTS FOR THE NEW JUVENILE HOLDING FACILITY IN ROSEDALE.  THE OLD FACILITY WAS SHUT DOWN BY THE STATE BECAUSE IT DID NOT MEET SEVERAL STATE GUIDELINES. THE NEW FACILITY IS EXPECTED TO BE BUILT WHERE THE OLD ROSEDALE CITY HALL USED TO BE ON THE CORNER OF LEVEE AND COURT STREETS. "ONCE ALL THE APPROVAL HAPPENS WE WILL BE BIDDING THE CONTRACT OUT FOR THE JOB. DUE TO THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT ARE INVOLVED THE COMPETITION WILL BE AT THE STATE LEVEL. THEREFORE, THERE WILL BE BIDDING THROUGHOUT THE STATE," SAID WILL HOOKER, BOLIVAR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. THE COUNTY WAS ABLE TO BUILD THE NEW FACILITY THANKS TO A $200,000 COMMUNITY FACILITY GRANT FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.  THE COUNTY HOPES TO BREAK GROUND IN THE SPRING.