Oceanscape murals and “abstract visuals” of water. “Residential warmth,” wood acoustic paneling and “resilient woven floor tiles.” “Earthy & nature inspired hues.”

These aren’t design details for some suburban dentist office or boutique hotel. These are plans for how Cuyahoga County is going to design the bulk of its new jail, to be built in Garfield Heights by the end of the decade.

In the first update on the project since February, Jeff Appelbaum, managing director with Project Management Consultants, toured Cuyahoga County Council’s Public Safety & Justice Services Committee on a schematic design and budget sheet that could be finalized by the end of the year.

All told, Appelbaum told committee head Michael Gallagher, the final price tag will be about $890,266,460 when all said and d

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