Sheriff, Police Chiefs, Brownsberger Support Building Regional Lock Up
State Senator stands behind Sheriff Peter Koutoujian's proposal to build a jail in Billerica.
The following release was provided by State Sen. Will Brownsberger's Office: Middlesex Sheriff Peter J. Koutoujian together with Middlesex police chiefs and Legislative leaders announced that a proposed regional lockup to serve communities across Middlesex County has moved a major step closer to reality. After Koutoujian, local officials and police chiefs secured House and Senate backing for the project in the final weeks of the Legislative session, the Executive Office of Administration and Finance committed to funding the $1.5 million estimated project cost using capital expenditures. “Securing funding for the regional holding facility was a team effort that included every police chief in Middlesex County,” said Koutoujian. “A …
