[Vision2020] Re: Joint law enforcement center

[Mark Solomon]

Chris,

Agreed, as long as it still meets the needs of 
all the entities you mentioned. The downside is I 
imagine if it stayed in place that at least some 
of the current sheriff office space would be 
needed for the jail staff/records/etc.

m.

At 9:23 AM -0800 5/10/06, Chris Storhok wrote:
>Mark,
>I think that the current facilities in the 
>county courthouse would not need to be moved or 
>modified with the exception of construction of a 
>separate secure entrance.  As you know the jail 
>houses detainees from the city, the county, 
>state, and federal law enforcement and is one of 
>the best county facilities in the state.  Why 
>move what works well?
>Chris
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com 
>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf 
>Of Mark Solomon
>Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 9:07 AM
>To: Dan Carscallen; vision2020 at moscow.com; 'Jennifer McFarland'
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Re: Joint law enforcement center
>
>One obstacle to reuse of an existing building is the inclusion of the
>county jail facility. While not an impossible architectural task,
>jails are a lot more complicated than office/dispatch/training/duty
>rooms.
>
>Mark S.
>
>At 7:39 AM -0700 5/10/06, Dan Carscallen wrote:
>>Thoughts and comments:
>>The Joint Law Enforcement Center is probably the best idea I've heard in
>>a long time.  I was tickled when Sheriff Rausch had that as part of his
>>platform.  I'd like nothing more than getting Moscow's dispatch back on
>>this side of the border.  I envision having shared dispatch a la
>>Whitcom, but with some cooler name that says its in Latah County,
>>because we gotta be cooler than them.
>>
>>Also, with the Sheriff's Dept. and MPD moving out of their respective
>>buildings now, that opens up more room for the Courthouse and for City
>>offices.  Win/Win, if you ask me.
>>
>>Concerns:
>>I guess the biggest worry might be in the future cooperation of
>>leadership.  Moscow's Chief is hired, Latah County's Sheriff is elected.
>>It took an election to get a Sheriff that was amenable to pursuing the
>>JLEC (yeah, an acronym is easier to type, but I just used more
>>keystrokes mentioning that I used an acronym -- I'll stop now).  Another
>>election could garner us a Sheriff that is not quite so fond of a shared
>>building/dispatch center.  The same could also be said of a new chief,
>>but I would think the City of Moscow would probably hire someone who
>>would commit to continuing the relationship.
>>
>>Suggestions:
>>I'd hope both agencies would look at trying to fill an unused building.
>>This seems MUCH more economical than trying to build an all new JLEC.
>>Tidyman's jumps out at me as a potential site, with a large parking lot
>>already available.  I'm not sure of how it is used now, but the GTE
>>building on Harold street could be another option, but I like the idea
>>of Tidyman's better due to it's access to the state and county road
>>system, as well as quick access to major city streets.  Plus, it
>>"undarkens" that empty store.
>>
>>More to follow I'm sure,
>>
>>DC
>
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