{"id":7779,"date":"2025-04-21T17:33:14","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=7779"},"modified":"2025-04-21T17:33:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T22:33:14","slug":"county-board-allocates-funding-for-purchase-of-new-home-for-morgue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/7779-county-board-allocates-funding-for-purchase-of-new-home-for-morgue\/","title":{"rendered":"County Board Allocates Funding for Purchase of New Home for Morgue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Effingham County Board members Monday approved using $300,000 to purchase the future home of a county morgue. The capital improvement funding will pay for the acquisition of the former Pet Feed Store building at St. Anthony and Merchant. The City has already approved a special use permit for the facility.<\/p>\n<p>County Coroner Kim Rhodes believes the project should be finalized in the next couple of weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The Board approved Karen Feldkamp as a part-time hazardous materials emergency planner, and approved four fire district trustees including Gary Horn at Dieterich, Steven Rudolphi at Watson, William Evans at Tri-County, and Brian Lustig at Altamont.<\/p>\n<p>Board members proclaimed April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month, National Police Week in May, and Law Day on Thursday, May 1. The Board also approved a joint funding agreement for resurfacing South Altamont, and also approved the City of Effingham adding anchored benches to the historic courtyard grounds downtown.<\/p>\n<p>The Board disbursed $9,000 in hotel-motel funding for the annual Mill Road Thresherman Association; $9,000 in hotel-motel funding for the Effingham County Fair for a sponsorship and other expenses; returned $11,400 in ARPA funding from a childcare research committee gap scholarship; approved $3,040 in ARPA fund allocation to repair the north approach sidewalk the historic gazebo and courtyard project; disburses $566.32 in capital improvement funds for health department infrastructure improvements; and disbursed $3,750 in capital improvement funds for first floor window caulking at the County Office Building.<\/p>\n<p>Board members approved $1.000 in hotel\/motel funds for the Village of Montrose for a More 4 Montrose Rodeo, to be held Saturday, June 7 at Montrose Village Park. Trisha Funneman of the More 4 Montrose group said the proceeds will fund future events in the village such as a concession stand in the park, repairs to the old bank building, and welcome signs leading into the village.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Effingham County Board members Monday approved using $300,000 to purchase the future home of a county morgue. 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