Mid-Hudson News reports that taxes are likely on the rise in Greene County, where, the story says, legislators "appear headed to approving construction of a new county jail." Public Safety Chairman William Lawrence is talking as if he has the votes to pass the currently $47 million-plus interest project. “We delayed it to put out some information about the jail and the options,” Lawrence said. “We put some frequently asked questions on our website. We have been looking at all of the contingencies to be sure that our package is correct, up-to-date and agreeable to most of the legislators who are going to vote for it in September.” But, as Lawrence says, only some of the questions about the proposed Greene County Jail project are unanswered. The issue seems to break down to how many jobs are saved by building a jail in Greene County instead of sharing costs with Columbia County, and how much exactly taxes will go up for Greene County residents if the construction project is approved. So far, legislators have not had the votes to either move the jail forward or to even research the possibilities of a shared facility. Currently, the Greene County Jail is closed as the building, in Catskill, is unsafe, and officials have made a shared facility agreement with the Columbia and Ulster County jails. Read the full story in the Mid-Hudson News.