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Vrakas opposes using ex-nursing home for sex offenders; Panel balks at county executive's interjection before any recommendations have even been made
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Waukesha - Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas announced his
opposition Wednesday to sex offender housing in a former county
nursing home, drawing protests from members of an advisory group
that had not yet decided whether to recommend the idea.
Vrakas' announcement came as a task force, impaneled nearly two
years ago to study sex offender issues, was holding its final
meeting and hearing vocal opposition from neighbors of the former
nursing home. Some members of the task force objected to the county
executive's interjection, with one member then leaving the meeting
early.
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Tulsa County, Okla., Population to Rise 1.4 Percent.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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