To the editor: Build the jail; renovating it isn’t answer

I believe the Lucas County Commissioners are making a mistake by voting not to build a new jail. The cost of new is better than trying to fix what is outdated. Chances are it will cost just as much or more to renovate the existing structure. Sheriff Navarre is correct in his comments that the commissioners’ short-sightedness will end up costing county taxpayers in the long run.