HOUGHTON – The Houghton County Jail Committee met last week to search for a solution to the jail issue that voters will endorse.

“We need a solution that people will support,” Committee Chair Jared Hyrkas said. “All our time will be wasted if we don’t come up with a plan that gets us a jail.”

After the August election, voters voiced concerns with the process used to develop and fund the 2025 Jail Plan, according to the Houghton County website. To address concerns, and to better involve county citizens in the designing and funding of an appropriate jail facility, the county board voted to form three committees to look at several issues expressed by the voters.

Faith Morrison, Jail Committee member and co-president of the Copper Country League of Women Voters, said the Jail Committee was

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