MADISON (WKOW) — Dane County's jail consolidation project has hit a funding roadblock.
According to a letter County Executive Joe Parisi sent to the county's Board of Supervisors, the cost of the full and re-designed project exceeds the funds available.
The update comes after consultants under contract with Dane County provided an estimate of the actual cost of the project.
"In short, if the County Board and Sheriff wish to proceed with the modified jail project as the Board previously approved, it will need to add approximately $9.8 million to the project budget, or make further reductions in design or a combination of the two," Parisi's letter reads.