Community Corrections wants a new home

Community Corrections wants the Jay County Commissioners to help it find a new home.

The agency, which runs a number of programs such as home detention, work release and community transition for the courts of Jay County, took complaints about its offices public Monday morning.

“We had a flood again,” Yvette Weiland of Community Corrections told Jay County Commissioners. “It’s getting bad over there. It still smells bad.”

Mitch Sutton, who owns the building at 120 N. Commerce St. in Portland with Todd Penrod, said the problems are being addressed.

“We had a water line break in that building,” said Sutton, adding that he met with Weiland on Monday afternoon about her concerns. “We’re in the process of addressing them now.”

A carpet cleaning firm worked after the water line break to clean up the mess, but Weiland said insects, particularly gnats, are now a problem.

“I have already called an exterminator,” said Sutton. “We’ve done what we can do as quick as we can do it.”

Commissioners were sympathetic to Weiland’s concerns Monday but indicated they would like some guidance from the courts on how to proceed.

“We all agree you need a new building,” said commissioner Barry Hudson.

Commissioner Chuck Huffman said he would contact both landlords.

“In the meantime, start looking,” he said.