Regional Middlesex Jail Moving Forward Despite Governor's Veto
Police chiefs in all cities and towns in Middlesex County, including Wakefield, wrote in favor of the $1.5 million in state funding for the regional facility, which Gov. Deval Patrick vetoed.
Editor's note: This article was updated on Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. The Sentinel and Enterprise reports that Middlesex Sheriff Peter Koutoujian will still pursue the creation of a regional lockup facility for cities and towns within the county, despite Gov. Deval Patrick vetoing $1.5 million in state funding for the facility's construction. Koutoujian requested that his office carry over the $1.5 million remaining in supplemental funding it received last year into the new fiscal year, the Sentinel and Enterprise reported. That funding was included in a $40 million supplemental budget bill, but vetoed by Patrick before he signed the bill. In a press release Tuesday, the Middlesex Sheriff's Office announced that it had reached an agreement with…
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