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County reports progress on radio network and morgue project; well drilling faces extra costs and delays
Summary
Sheriff's office and public works staff updated commissioners on radio‑system funding and construction of a new morgue/sheriff storage building; separate well drilling work faced unexpected geologic conditions and higher per‑hole costs.
County staff and the Okanogan County Sheriff's Office reported progress on the county radio project and on construction of a morgue and sheriff storage facility, and discussed recent well drilling work that has encountered technical and cost challenges.
Radio system: Mike Warden of the sheriff's office reported the county received a legislative appropriation of about $1,000,000 ("a million dollars, 985,000 after Department of Commerce took their 1%"), which the sheriff's office largely applied to subscriber radios and handheld devices and has closed out. Warden said the county expects to use congressional…
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