A hearing on the matter is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday. Weber County commissioners will oversee the meeting, to be held in their chambers at the Weber Center at 2380 Washington Blvd.

No formal action is to emerge from Tuesday’s meeting. That comes when Weber County voters say yes or no to the $98 million bond on ballots to be sent the first week of November. Voting culminates Nov. 21. The gathering will serve mainly to let those for and against the proposal speak out.

Weber County Commissioners back the proposal, which would cover the cost of expanding the Weber County Jail and creating a new facility housing sheriff’s office administrative functions. They wrote the argument for the proposal while no argument against the jail bonds was submitted.

“Preserving peace and safety for everyone requires a shared understanding of the challenges we face and a vision of our success. Let us invest together,” reads the commissioners’ statement.

Sheriff Ryan Arbon said he’s heard a little backlash, though not much, mainly due to the property tax hike required to cover the cost of the bond, if approved. The bonding, to be paid off over 21 years, would require a hike that would boost taxes on a home valued at $468,000, the average in Weber County, by $54.09 per year.

“We’re hearing a lot of positive feedback,” he said.

The proposal calls for construction of a new four-story facility called the Weber Justice Center just north of the existing sheriff’s office on county-owned land at the corner of 12th Street and Depot Drive. It would contain a minimum-security facility for work-release programming, house sheriff’s office administrative functions and create space for social workers who would help inmates prepare for release from jail and reentry into society.

The existing jail and sheriff’s office facility would be expanded with construction of a new 48-bed section for inmates with mental health and other medical issues. As is, there are now just six medical cells.

The facilities for remote court hearings held via video would also be expanded. That would reduce the need to transport inmates to 2nd District Court and other facilities, cutting jail costs.