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Commissioners discuss moving coroner and EMA to address cramped, unsanitary workspace; $300,000 estimate and ARP-use questions raised
Summary
County officials flagged substandard workspace for the coroner and emergency management and discussed a possible $300,000 relocation and upgrades. Commissioners asked whether American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds could be reallocated to cover the move and directed staff to pursue formal clarification from the U.S. Treasury.
Trumbull County commissioners spent part of the budget meeting discussing poor working conditions in several county facilities and an option to relocate the coroner’s office and parts of emergency management to improve ventilation, workspace and operations.
Commissioners and department staff described the coroner’s current workspace as inadequate — one speaker said the coroner sometimes works “in a garage” because of building conditions — and discussed an option to move the coroner to an upgraded nearby facility at an estimated cost of roughly $300,000. County staff said the move would allow the coroner to operate in a ventilated workspace while the county later addresses…
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