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IOWA CITY — A joint law enforcement facility shared by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office and the Iowa City Police Department could cost around $106 million, according to a feasibility study conducted by OPN Architects and Shive Hattery.

The 138,000 square foot facility would include a 140-bed jail, with the option to expand. It also would provide shared spaces for training, evidence, investigation and patrol efforts. The study reports the facility could be three or four stories, with the possibility of underground parking or a surface lot.

The feasibility study estimates a joint facility would save around 16,000 square feet of space and $9.4 million in construction costs, compared to the sp

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