Forum held to discuss women’s correctional facility move to Essex [Video]

OCTOBER 26-TH. THE GENERAL ELECTION IS NOVEMBER 5-TH. THE VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and other officials HOSTED a presentation for COMMUNITY MEMBERS TONIGHT. AFTER A PLAN WAS RELEASED. TO REPLACE VERMONT’S ONLY WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY WITH A NEW FACILITY IN A NEW SPOT. NBC 5’S ERICKA LOVE JOINS US NOW… WITH WHY THIS PLAN HAS CAUSED SOME CONTROVERSY. ERICKA… BRIAN, IM HERE AT THE STATE’S ONLY WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY. Where to build a nice facility was the HOT TOPIC FOR TWO VERMONT COMMUNITIES during TONIGHT’S PUBLIC FORUM. áááVOáá THE VERMONT WOMEN’S CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IS PLANNING TO MOVE IT’S CURRENT SOUTH BURLINGTON LOCATION TO TWO SITES IN ESSEX. TONIGHT’S FORUM, BEGAN WITH A DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE BUDGET, LAYOUTS NEW LOCATIONS, ONE LOCATION IS OFF OF COLCHESTER ROAD NEAR THE FAIRGROUNDS AND C-S-W-D DROP OFF CENTER. THE OTHER IS ON RIVER ROAD NEAR NORTH WILLISTON ROAD. THERE WOULD BE ROUGHLY 148 …