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Show Thursday, Jvfy 31, 2008 0 R M T f M E S Page 13 After increased demand, Laura Giles NORTH COUNTY STAfF After recognizing a need for more state liquor stores in Utah County and searching for ideal locations, the Department Depart-ment of Alcoholic Beverage Control has decided to put one in Pleasant Grove. The regional store should be open for business in approximately approxi-mately one year. "After years of increased telephone calls to get a new store in the north part of Utah County, we asked to put a regional store in the northern and in the southern parts of the county," said Dennis Kel-len. Kel-len. Department Executive Director, to Pleasant Grove's City Council on Tuesday. "We were looking for a large liquor store that would serve a number of communities," communi-ties," said Kellea According to Kellen, the state legislature agreed to fund the project and has appropriated $4.9 million for it. "It will be a very nice retail store and very secure," said John Freeman, deputy director. direc-tor. According to Freeman, the state employees who will work at the store will be extensively ex-tensively trained. "We also utilize local law enforcement, often off-duty officers as security," he said. "Youth do not get liquor at state liquor stores." "It is much better to buy alcohol near home, rather than buy it in another community, com-munity, then drive home," said Increased jail capacity demands more officers Joe Pyrah DAILY H, ALD Millions in cost overruns and massive deadline delays have plagued Utah County's $23 million jail expansion and renovation, but county officials are moving forward even if it means rolling the dice. On Tuesday, commissioners OK'd the hiring of 21 corrections correc-tions officers to handle the forthcoming increased capacity of thejafl. Once expected to open in late 2007, the jail now has a fully operational date erf Jan. L 2008, though there are no guarantees. A major problem, say officials, is that contractors don't have deadlines or penalties written into their contracts so even that dale is not set in steel-reinforced concrete. When asked by commission : Mill i iinif -m i , ;l 1 1 ,,!( AAlM!(r CARDQN LAW OFFICE, LLC 119 Wt CtrtB Sfrvt, Oem. I 057 Tom Paul, Police Chief, noting that he is not concerned about the store coming to Pleasant Grove. In addition to the security of the state-run store, money is a plus to the community. The store is expected to generate gen-erate three to four million in sales annually. According to Gary Clay, City Finance Director, Direc-tor, that would mean about $40,000 in local sales tax. A typical convenience store provides pro-vides approximately $12,000 to $ 15,000 a year in sales tax. The 10,000-12,000 square-foot square-foot building will be built on a 1.86-acre piece of property located lo-cated at 595 S. Pleasant Grove Boulevard "It will be landscaped land-scaped beautifully and have high construction standards," said Freemaa Construction is expected to begin during the next eight months and will take approximately six months to complete. Proximity to future hotels, access points to freeways, commercial area and the central cen-tral location are some of the reasons Pleasant Grove was chosen for the store, according accord-ing to Freemaa There win be another regional store located in southern Utah County, but the location has not yet been announced. According to Freeman, there will be four state-run liquor stores in the county when the two new ones are completed. There are four independent in-dependent liquor stores in the county as well ers on Tuesday when the jail would be ready, Sheriff Jim Tracy could only throw up his hands. "Heck if I know." New Hires Tracy said later Tuesday the jail does seem close to being finished The project called first for a 400-bed expansion, where current inmates were relocated while the old portion of the jail is renovated "I don't know how they could go past January," Tracy said "This lodes like a true date because be-cause of what's left to do." He asked commissioners to set in motion the hiring of additional ad-ditional correct ions officers to handle the increased capacity. It takes about three months to train new officers and it could be the end of January by the r.p 1'nrT r i V iLTfiPfi r- - nu . Jr5llfiJil ; 'f1' i 'iil; St Ht 5ll' UI' (fclMlH'i mili iutt it tiffin St vim sv'itftu August 5th 6:00-8:30 August 26th 6:00 8:30 Jeffrey Q. Cardon MSomet and carats ft l S 3 -f . i I 1 ' ' An iv XV i ft " f r J U II . ..J m . ' j 3 Elsie Whatey waits on a customer at the privately-owned American Fork liquor store. State officials have announced plans to built a new, state-owned store in Pleasant Grove near the 1-15 interchange. time the sheriff can get anyone ready for duty because of how training is scheduled What that means is that even if the jail is ready for fuD expansion in January, it could be several more months before it has enough staff to run at capacity. That will have an effect ef-fect on federal contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Marshals Mar-shals Service. Federal Contracts The contracts have been signed by Utah County and are back in Washington, D.C., being be-ing reviewed The agreement allows the agencies to house a number of prisoners in the jail at $61 a day each while they're involved in federal court cases in Salt Lake City. While it's not exactly a reve GEO (33333 (UBUB GDECD aesss TRANSMISSIONS p.m. p.m. liquor store to open in RG. mm i m i K nue stream, such contracts can help offset standing costs. For example, heating a pod of 60 beds will cost the same whether there are 6 or 60 inmates in it. Having the beds fuD of paid federal fed-eral prisoners thus helps defer costs. The contracts include an "up to" clause that allows the jail to move the bar on the number of federal prisoners it can take. "They understand that we're in a floating situation right now," Tracy said Continuing Problems The jail project has had some major gaffes, including: An additional $30,000 for low-voltage wiring of the commodes. com-modes. I The original design didn't include a holding area in case of a fire. "- ii i.g ii r- -T-y t i f I 4. A r s with A New Mattress : -' ; its ' Sate mattnesM not as pcturd 1032 S. State, - mmtmwmm x f& i i, 1 70 doors had to be sent back because they didn't have windows or ports where inmates in-mates stick their hands through to be handcuffed And whether or ncA commissioners commis-sioners have confidence in the new deadline, the mistakes continue con-tinue to crop up. 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