Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
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Bids for the construction of the new Mercer County Detention Center will be accepted this week. Because of infla tion, the cost of the jail has increased from $12 million to $13.2 million.

Related online story:
Plans for the new Mercer County Detention Center got a final OK from the Courthouse Committee on Tuesday and the unanimous vote allows bids for its construction to be submitted. [More]
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