$350 million in Dallas County projects, jail could be funded in May without taxpayer approval

Dallas County commissioners next month will consider taking $350 million in certificates of obligation to fund facility construction, renovations and equipment.

The debt would include $60 million toward buying and developing land for a new jail.

It also would allot $25 million for a jail-alternative deflection center in District 2, represented by Commissioner Andy Sommerman…

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