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Bedford County weighs morgue addition and scales for juvenile detention facility amid budget uncertainty
Summary
County staff described a $225,000–$250,000 estimate to add a morgue to a surplus building and presented options to reduce the planned juvenile detention facility cost, asking commissioners for 60–90 days to refine designs and keep the two projects packaged to save money.
Bedford County officials discussed plans to add a morgue to a surplus county building and options to scale a planned juvenile detention facility, saying cost estimates and pending bids require more time before commissioners commit to final funding.
County staff said the morgue addition would be a self-contained room with dedicated heating, ventilation, bathroom, drainage, lighting, security and family privacy space, and that those requirements have driven the estimate up to between $225,000 and $250,000. An amendment to add roughly $200,000 for the morgue was scheduled for consideration in the regular meeting later the same day.
The juvenile detention project is farther along in design. County staff and their contractor reported that a maximum-security design with…
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