Prescott Valley Prison Resistance

Now these folks put up some good resistance...but every town is different.

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Prescott Valley prison proposal all but dead By Ken Hedler, The Daily Courier Thursday, January 28, 2010

PRESCOTT VALLEY - The Town Council majority has taken a stance to oppose a private prison in the community without taking a formal vote on the matter...

http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=77150

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Colleagues, public react to Skoog announcement

By KEN HEDLER 

The Daily Courier – Prescott Valley

January 27, 2010

PRESCOTT VALLEY - A private prison supporter and two members of the Town Council declined to comment on Mayor Harvey Skoog's announcement that he opposes locating a prison in Prescott Valley. 

http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=77143

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Daily Courier - Prescott Valley

By Heidi Dahms-Foster

Wednesday, January 27, 2010 PRESCOTT VALLEY - Mayor Harvey Skoog said Wednesday night that he is going on the record as opposing a proposed 5,000-bed prison in "urban Prescott Valley." Skoog said he wants to see jobs in the area, however, and would support the prison in another sparsely populated county area... http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&subsectionID=1&articleID=77143  

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Prison price tag: $300 million  By Ken Hedler The Daily Courier 

Report itemizes jobs, economic impact, construction costs 

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

PRESCOTT VALLEY - A proposed private prison with 5,000 beds will be an economic boon by creating thousands of jobs during construction and operations and generating tax revenues, according to a Scottsdale-based economist...

http://www.dcourier.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=77105