Approximately 23 local advocates and residents filled the Bradford County Courthouse today to voice their opposition to the proposed ICE facility in Starke.
The facility was brought forth by Sabot Consulting and would take over the Douglas warehouse off US Highway 301. Bradford County Commissioners voted 3 to 2 in January to move forward with the proposal, with Kenny Thompson (District 2), Chris Dougherty (District 3), and Diane Andrews (District 5) voting yes, and Carolyn Spooner (District 1) and Danny Riddick (District 4) voting no.
The proposal states that the ICE facility could house up to 3,000 detainees and employ 1,250 people on a 30-acre site. These numbers combined make up 77% of Starke’s entire population…