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Supervisors weigh regional morgue proposal; experts, staffing and cost concerns raised
Summary
Committee members discussed a proposed regional morgue; county officials said the capital cost could be about $35 million, operating costs roughly $1–1.5 million annually, and emphasized that recruiting a forensic pathologist is a gating issue for any regional facility.
Warren County officials discussed the concept of a regional morgue at the Facilities Committee, but members said staffing and financing questions make proceeding now premature.
A committee member reported that preliminary conversations with statewide associations and other counties indicated the total capital cost could be about $35 million, while the county’s potential share might be “not more than $5,000,000” (as stated in committee…
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