New Health, Safety and Justice Facility

LaBounty property map

Project Background

In 2013 Whatcom County acquired the services of DLR Group to review, access condition and methodology of planning for the new jail facility. The contractor completed the site review of the property intended for purchase by Whatcom County for the purposes of construction a new jail facility. The contractor completed a conceptual design, building programming, Supplemental Environmental impact Statement (SEIS) scoping, and final SEIS on the project. Upon completion of the SEIS, Whatcom County purchased the property located on LaBounty and Sunset Roads in Ferndale. Whatcom County obtained the Conditional Use Permit from the City of Ferndale in March of 2015.  In 2020 the County hired HOK Consulting Group to review Jail operations, services and sizing needs.


Project Status

2nd Quarter 2015 Update
The current status of the project is pending the results of the proposed Sales and Use Tax increase via the ballot measure scheduled for November 2015 to secure the funding required for construction of a new facility.

3rd Quarter 2015 Update
The current status of the project is pending the results of the proposed Sales and Use Tax increase via the ballot measure scheduled for November 2015 to secure the funding required for construction of a new facility.

4th Quarter 2015 Update
The ballot measure did not achieve the votes needed to construct the new jail. This ballot measure will be revisited over the next couple of years.

1st Quarter 2016 Update                                                                                                                                                         The ballot measure will be revisited over the next couple of years.

NOTE:

Two million dollar transfers from the General Fund were deposited to the New Jail Project Fund without budget ordinances being adopted for those transactions. Budget authorization is not required to receive revenue.

Project Update Links

  1. 2016 2nd Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  2. 2016 3rd Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  3. 2016 4th Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  4. 2017 1st Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  5. 2017 2nd Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  6. 2017 3rd Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  7. 2017 4th Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  8. 2018 1st Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  9. 2018 2nd Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  10. 2018 3rd Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  11. 2018 4th Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  12. 2019 1st Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  13. 2019 2nd Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  14. 2019 3rd Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  15. 2019 4th Quarter Project Update - New Jail
  16. 2020 1st Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility
  17. 2020 2nd Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  18. 2020 3rd Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  19. 2020 4th Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  20. 2021 1st Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  21. 2021 2nd Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  22. 2021 3rd Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  23. 2021 4th Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  24. 2022 1st Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  25. 2022 2nd Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  26. 2022 3rd Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  27. 2022 4th Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  28. 2023 1st Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund
  29. 2023 2nd Quarter Project Update - New Health, Safety and Justice Facility Fund