Ben Todd Jail Fundraiser

Revitalizing Toledo and Revitalizing Your City will be hosting a fundraiser for the movement "KEEP THE JAIL DOWNTOWN" over Facebook Live. Join us on our Live Stream on January 16th from 4 to 9 PM and donate to this cause via Keep the Jail's website. The hosts and guests include Kimberly Rose Ruby Morgan, Mary Olson Dutkowski, Asmi Barua, Benjamin Todd, and many more.. WHAT IS THE ISSUE?The Lucas County government is attempting to build a $185 million jail. This jail would be the most expensive jail per square foot (nearly $700 per square foot) and per bed ($284,615), that has ever been built in America. The bidding process for this jail along with the county's overall planning process have been kept secret from the public until recently, raising suspicions of foul play by elected representatives. MORE THAN A "NOT IN MY BACKYARD" ISSUEFrom the single mother working three jobs in the hopes that her child has a bright future in Lucas County, to the local entrepreneur hoping that the Toledo market will be strong enough for their business to prosper, to even a seasoned business executive that has made large investments in the region that they hope will pay off, THIS ISSUE MATTERS! This isn't just about the construction of a jail. It's about whether or not the County will have the funds to fix the roads in the future, to invest in economic development projects, and whether or not the area will be a good place to live at in the future. WHY REVITALIZING TOLEDO & REVITALIZING YOUR CITY IS GETTING INVOLVEDOur show takes a non-partisan look at politics from an economic policy standpoint. The expense of this jail puts our community at risk of being unable to make greater economic progress in the future. As a result, we believe that supporting this issue and preventing the county from making a grave mistake is important to the future of our community. HOW YOU CAN HELPOn February 26th the issue of whether to build the jail goes on ballot. While the County has large amounts of funding from the Contractors who are supposed to build this jail, and the Unions that are going to be hired to build it, Keep the Jail Downtown relies on donations from every day Toledoans