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CEDAR CITY — Officials broke ground on Iron County's new sheriff's complex and correctional facility on Friday.
"This is a day that many didn't think would happen, but here we are," said Iron County Commissioner Marilyn Wood as she welcomed the crowd of about 100 people gathered at the vacant 33.5-acre site located within an industrial area south of Cedar City Regional Airport.
"Through hard work, perseverance and dedication, hard, and maybe impossible, things can happen," Wood added.
Fellow Iron County Commissioner Mike Bleak then spoke of his experiences with the current Iron County Jail, which first opened 37 years ago. Bleak, who has had a lengthy career in law enforcement, said when he was first elected as county commissioner several years ago, he was approached by then-Sheriff Mark Gower.
