Designers say core 911 and coroner functions preserved despite square-foot reductions

Apr 8, 2025

KZF and Turner told Butler County commissioners that core autopsy stations and the 911 dispatch floor were preserved while some administrative and future-office square footage was reduced to meet budget targets; the coroner and sheriff both signaled they were comfortable with the revised program.

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Designers told commissioners that value-engineering measures trimmed noncritical square footage while maintaining essential program elements for both the coroner’s suite and the 911 dispatch center. The KZF presenter said core functions — “the number of autopsy stations and that all stayed the same” — were preserved even as about 13% of coroner-side square footage and roughly 25% of administrative office area on the 911 side were reduced.

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