Delta County is negotiating directly with the owners of the Terrace Bay Hotel to sell the former Delta County Jail property in Escanaba. The county board took steps this week to start the process. The Escanaba City Council decided on May 5 to go with the joint proposal from three local developers for city and county property on the lakeshore. Emily DeSalvo says that means the county will now be responsible for selling the jail property.

Listen to Craig Woerpel's full newscast