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Ogden City takes a crucial step toward purchase, demolition of old county jail
OGDEN — A long-sought plan for Ogden City to purchase and tear down Weber County's former jail is a small step closer to reality. During its meeting Tuesday, the Ogden City Council voted to allocate $5 million of the $8 million American Rescue Plan Act funds that had been earmarked into the Capital Improvement Plan toward the acquisition of the former Weber Correctional Facility, which is located directly to the west of the Ogden Municipal Building. According to Ogden City Communications Director Mike McBride, the demolition of the former jail has been a long-term goal of the ...
