Plans for a joint law enforcement facility between Iowa City and Johnson County have been put to an end after Johnson County Sheriff Brad Kunkel and the Board of Supervisors expressed opposition.
Despite the Iowa City City Council narrowly voting to move forward with the facility in a 4-3 vote during its Sept. 16 meeting, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors decided not to pursue the project.
Kunkel, who began working as a deputy at the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in 2001, said the current jail was built in 1981, following a bond referendum that succeeded after several failed attempts…