Supreme Court rules in favor of Herkimer County in jail suit & YOUR reaction
By: Rachel Polansky
Updated: August 23, 2012
It's been a hot topic for years, but as we told you yesterday, the
battle over the Herkimer County jail is now closer to a resolution.
Recently the village adopted a zoning ordinance trying to stop the
county from building the facility. But in last night's supreme court
ruling, justice Erin Gall ruled in favor of the county, bringing the
county one step closer to building the correctional facility. Eyewitness
News spoke with Herkimer residents and reactions are mixed.
"The issue has been carried on long enough, the jail should be built," says Dominick Scalise, Herkimer resident.
"I can't see why we need a jail and they say it's gonna help the taxpayers? Bologna. I think it's gonna be a big problem for the taxpayers," says Harold Blovat, Ilion resident.
The county now has 45 days to apply for sewer and water access, and if the village doesn't appeal, the county says they will be able to move forward with purchasing the site. But the village attorney anticipates the village will try to appeal.
"The issue has been carried on long enough, the jail should be built," says Dominick Scalise, Herkimer resident.
"I can't see why we need a jail and they say it's gonna help the taxpayers? Bologna. I think it's gonna be a big problem for the taxpayers," says Harold Blovat, Ilion resident.
The county now has 45 days to apply for sewer and water access, and if the village doesn't appeal, the county says they will be able to move forward with purchasing the site. But the village attorney anticipates the village will try to appeal.
