Leaking juvenile facility roof may be deemed county emergency

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Post-Tribune
July 16, 2014
By Amy Lavalley Post-Tribune correspondent 

VALPARAISO — A leaking roof in the secure part of the Juvenile Service Center means that every time it rains, the fire alarm system goes off and, most times, the building has to be evacuated, including the staff and the children in custody there.

“Things are getting pretty dire,” Alison Cox, director of the Juvenile Detention Center, told the Porter County Board of Commissioners Tuesday.