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Health department renovation draws concerns over scale, commissioners approve $30,000 phased-study
Summary
Health department staff presented a new facilities feasibility update that increased estimated space and cost compared with the 2021 study; commissioners agreed by consensus to spend $30,000 for a phased‑approach study to explore smaller or co‑location options.
Dr. Brewster and health department staff summarized an updated feasibility review for the county’s health department, advising commissioners that earlier renovation assumptions proved infeasible because of code, fire‑suppression and floor‑to‑ceiling constraints at the current Peabody site.
The 2021 study had estimated a new‑construction program in the range of about 58,100 square feet and an earlier cost basis. The 2024–25 update used Facility Guidelines Institute standards for outpatient facilities and…
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