Before Portage County moves forward with any other options to address space needs, the County Board will revisit the $78.5 million question.

After nearly 45 minutes of discussion, the county’s Space and Properties Committee members Wednesday, Nov. 9, instructed staff to draw up a resolution recommending the county move forward with the $78.5 million Government Center and bring the resolution to the County Board for a vote.

The process is strictly a formality, committee members said. Since supervisors requested the advisory referendum, it makes sense to bring the issue back to them for a clean vote.

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