Fort Bend County officials, including Precinct 4 Commissioner Dexter McCoy, broke ground on the 6,700-square-foot center, which will offer instruction for approximately 60 kids ages 14-17 in six different skills. (Tomer Ronen/Community Impact)
Fort Bend County officials broke ground Feb. 18 on a $2 million juvenile vocational training center in Richmond to ensure the county is meeting the growing number of juveniles entering the detention system.
“This facility that we’re breaking ground on today is the first of its kind in the state,” Precinct 4 Commissioner Dexter McCoy said. “I’m reminded about the boundless opportunities that is childhood, that when we are young, the hope and optimism that we have for our futures is limitless.”…