Vidalia — Citing unsafe conditions within the Concordia Parish jail, the Concordia Parish Police Jury discussed the future of the inmate population Monday.

While the jury discussed temporarily closing the facility and allowing Concordia Parish Sheriff Randy Maxwell to relocate the inmates, the board eventually decided against that and took no action at all.

Juror Willie Dunbar said he felt the jury needed more time to study the situation before making any decisions.

The jury also discussed seeking grants to refurbish the existing facility, since estimates place the job at approximately $800,000.

The facility, which was designed to house 48 inmates, has housed as many as 90 in the past and is in need of serious renovations, Jury President Melvin Ferrington said.

In other news, the jury adopted an ordinance that imposes a no wake zone and a speed limit of 5 MPH from the Cross Bayou Bridge to the mouth of Horseshoe Lake.

The board also readopted a 1996 ordinance, which prohibits burning with 300 feet of the Vidalia city limits.