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Borrowing $126 million won't delay Whitewater facility, county says
Jump to full article: Palm Springs (CA) Desert Sun, 2009-06-20
Intro: Riverside County is dipping into the $300 million set aside for the proposed Whitewater jail, a move that county officials say won't delay the project, despite the district attorney's recent assertion.
The county is opting to use a portion of the money to purchase a $126 million, 10-story building in Riverside, which it will use for the district attorney and other department offices.
The money was set aside in 2007, the county's part of a multi-state tobacco lawsuit settlement. It was touted as the funding for the first phase of the 7,200-bed jail proposed for land along Interstate 10.
The tough economy has limited the money communities get from the state and other sources, forcing many government leaders to find new ways of financing capital projects.
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