With the approval and cooperation of every municipality in the county, the Butte County Board of Supervisors is scheduled to take the next step forward toward its planned new jail.
The action Tuesday involves signing an application for grant funding from Sacramento. The grant will cover about 90 percent of the cost. The county’s share is being collected though surcharges on building permits in each city and all unincorporated areas.
The new jail would be built adjacent to the existing facility in Oroville.
The board is also being asked to endorse a plan by the Northern California Regional Land Trust to purchase a conservation easement on 75 acres of farm land just west of the city of Chico. Conservation easements provide agricultural land owners with funds in exchange for giving up rights to develop the property by building homes or commercial structures.