Board settles on new jail site

It’s official. After more than two years of studies and debate, the Carlton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously Monday to build a new justice center north of the current transportation building. The justice center will house both the jail and courtrooms with space for support staff — including administration, the county attorney’s office and sheriff’s office — at a possible cost of more than $70 million.

On Monday, the board approved a working plan for the Justice Center site south of the Carlton Junction on Old Hwy 61, permission to explore bonding possibilities for the building,...