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Show OiElilino Date Sot Fop Jail Addition FARMINGTON -- There may yet be enough room to handle the jail needs in Davis County. THE COUNTY'S facility has been overcrowded beyond its 34-inmate capacity for several years, housing up to 58 prisoners recently. But things will change in the near future with a bid opening set for Feb. 1 to decide who will construct an addition to the facility. THE $1.2 million building will include room for 100 inmates, in-mates, with some space for women. A present, female inmates in-mates can only be held temporarily tem-porarily at the Davis facility and then must be transported to Salt Lake or Weber County jails. It will include 8,150 square feet. Besides the jail, space will be provided for the Utah Highway Patrol. That state agency formerly shared space with the Shi-riff's office but moved to quarters in the Davis School District Credit Union a couple of years ago due to lack of space. The county's Office of Emergency Services will also be expanded expand-ed along with crime laboratory labora-tory facilities. A MILL levy set up earlier by the county commission to cover costs of the courthouse and jail addition will supply funding, tb |