"The Case for the Jail" presentation by Faith Morrison and Victoria Bergvall
https://youtu.be/yHmur1rVSIk
Slide presentation here.
Ben Rund-Scott interviews Faith Morrison, the League of Women Voters of the Copper Country co-president, to learn about the League's position on funding a jail and the jail millage proposal on the ballot in Houghton County. Ben is a student participating in the Making Democracy Work program of the League of Women Voters of Michigan.
https://youtu.be/dzyWCq8MsQg
Ben Rund-Scott, a student participating in the Making Democracy Work program of the League of Women Voters of Michigan, summarizes what he's learned about the jail millage and the position of the League of Women of the Copper Country on funding the jail.
https://youtu.be/hWU0xIDvbDk
For the latest updates on the Houghton County Jail, please read the press releases in the table below for the most up-to-date information.
2026 HoCo Jail Millage Resolution $28 million 1.2722 mills
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Letters on this issue:
Republican Party
Democratic Party
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Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) for Construction of a new Houghton County Jail/Sheriff’s Office on Sharon Avenue in Houghton
1. Bradway Enterprise
2. Granger
3. Miron Construction
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Jail feedback link - please send in your feedback:
2026/02/11 Houghton County sub-committee discusses space needed for future jail.
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