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Cole County staff say Safe Haven baby box will proceed; $4,900 gap expected before state reimbursement

5856913 · September 23, 2025
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County staff reported progress on installing a Safe Haven baby box at a county facility, described costs, identified a roughly $4,900 funding gap and said the county expects a $10,000 state reimbursement for projects after Aug. 28.

County staff reported that the Safe Haven baby box project at the county'operated facility on Atten Street will move forward, with a small funding gap the county expects to close before receiving state reimbursement.

"The device itself is $15,620," a county staff member identified in the meeting as Kate said during the update. Project supporters had raised roughly $28,000 in fundraising, staff said, which exceeded earlier cost…

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