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Trumbull County and health board explore sale of Cortland health‑board building to house 911 center
Summary
County officials proposed buying a Cortland building owned by the Trumbull County Board of Health to relocate the county 911 center, citing space and long‑term savings; the health board agreed to take the proposal to its seven‑member board and return with a price.
County commissioners and the Trumbull County Board of Health held an exploratory meeting about a possible county purchase of a Cortland building now owned by the health board and the idea of moving the county 911 center into the building.
The discussion focused on whether the county should lease the unused second floor (about 6,600 square feet) or buy the building outright, potentially using opioid‑settlement funds to fund a purchase. "Why don't we just buy the building instead of renting the building?" the record indicates Commissioner Bernard proposed, according to comments recorded in the meeting.
Bill Danso of the prosecutor's office framed the legal issues: some intergovernmental leasing processes omit boards of health, which meant the county had to treat lease options as competitive bids; he said the county and health board should discuss what a long‑term arrangement would look like…
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