Hughes County Commission Delays Action On Hot Water Equipment Repairs At Hughes County Jail

Hughes County Commission Delays Action On Hot Water Equipment Repairs At Hughes County Jail

PIERRE — The Hughes County Commission has sent Sheriff Patrick Callahan back to the drawing board to address issues with the hot water system at the Hughes County Jail. Callahan says one of three water heaters that operate at the jail has failed…

Callahan says the jail doesn’t need three water heaters heating water all the time…

The cost estimate of for the tankless unit is around 35-hundred dollars. Callahan only got one bid for the tankless water heater which caused Commissioner Tom Rounds to hold up…

The Hughes County Commission will likely address the Jail water heater issue at their next meeting in April.