MONROE COUNTY, Ind. — The plan for a new jail and justice center in Monroe County is on hold.

All seven of the county councilors voted against an additional $3 million appropriation to buy the land where the complex would be housed. That would have brought the total land cost to $11 million. Council members also agreed to stop paying the architectural firm and for their services related to the project.

The county council meeting, which lasted for more than seven hours, sparked passionate public comment and disappointment from representatives of the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, who are currently housed in the Charlotte Zietlow Justice Center in downtown Bloomington.

On top of mold issues, Sheriff Marté said in the past that the design of the facility makes day-to-day operations a

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