County delays jail bond election

By Andy Sevilla

Pressed for time and with many unresolved issues, Hays County commissioners postponed calling a $188 million bond election this November that would have funded a new jail, co-located 911 center, law enforcement center and a training hub.

In a special meeting Aug. 18, commissioners decided to delay a potential bond election — allowing time to firm up cost assessments, interlocal partnerships, real estate deliberations and public education — opting instead to push for a May 2015 initiative.