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Housing of Inmates from other Jurisdictions
Saves Hernando County Taxpayers Millions
Housing inmates from other 2019, the Sheriff’s Office en- “This money also allows us to center. Some of those repairs
jurisdictions at the Hernando tered into a similar agreement offset the cost to house Her- include the replacement of 21
County Detention Center con- with the Pasco Sheriff’s Office nando County inmates, which roof air conditioning units at
tinues to pay dividends to the to hold some of its inmates. results in lower taxes for our a cost of $405,000 and plans
county’s taxpayers. local citizens.” to seal and repaint the exteri-
To date, the agreements have or of the facility at a cost of
Since 2014, the Hernando helped generate over $9 mil- Those revenues, which are ac- $253,000.
County Sheriff’s Office has lion in revenue that directly counted for in the Inmate Rev-
maintained a revenue-gener- benefits Hernando County enue Fund, have been used With additional projects
ating agreement with the U.S. taxpayers. in a variety of ways over the scheduled for completion by
Marshals Service to house years to help offset the coun- year’s end, the total projects
federal detainees. Using that “It is important to remember ty’s financial responsibility for cost covered by the Inmate
agreement, the Sheriff’s Office this $9 million is money that funding much-needed repairs, Revenue Fund since its im-
also began holding Bureau comes into Hernando Coun- maintenance, and facility plementation will exceed $1.8
of Prison inmates in 2015. In ty’s economy from other ar- enhancements at the detention million.
eas,” said Sheriff Al Nienhuis.
Watch the Weather, Wait to Water
The Southwest Florida Water “watch the weather, wait to how much rain your yard has spouts are directed into land-
Management District is encour- water:” received. scaped areas or lawn.
aging residents who irrigate
their lawns to take advantage • If your yard is showing signs • If you have a rain sensor, • Install a rain barrel to capture
of the upcoming summer rainy that it needs water, check your make sure that it is working excess rainwater.
season and “watch the weather, local forecast to see if rain is properly. For additional information,
wait to water.” on the way. • Take full advantage of the visit WaterMatters.org/Watch-
• Use a rain gauge to determine rain. Make sure gutter down- TheWeather.
During the summer months of
June through September, yards
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