Former county jail set to be demolished

  • A demolition bid was awarded Monday to tear down the old jail on Fourth Street. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD
    A demolition bid was awarded Monday to tear down the old jail on Fourth Street. MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD

    The talk is over; the old Lampasas County Jail is set to disappear by demolition.

    During Monday’s regular meeting of the Lampasas County Commissioners Court, officials unanimously approved a $64,629 asbestos abatement and demolition bid from the San Antonio-based fullservice environmental contractor Alamo 1.

    The Alamo 1 bid was one of eight bids the county received, County Judge Randy Hoyer said bef…