County set to move forward plans for new jail [Video]

Anderson County leaders are set to move forward with plans to build and finance a replacement for its detention center. County Administrator Rusty Burns said the detention center was first built in 1955 and has seen additions since then, but the facility remains overcrowded and is at the end of its lifespan.”If I had to go to the Anderson County Detention Center, I would request that I have to go to the Anderson County animal shelter because it’s better,” Burns said.Anderson County Council is expected to move forward with finalizing the funding for the detention center’s replacement, Tuesday night. The new facility is expected to cost more than $83 million and could be built next to where the current jail stands. Burns said it would be paid for by the county’s tax dollars — with no need for a tax increase — and with money from the federal government to …