Escambia may backtrack on plan to move morgue to Santa Rosa County
Plans to build a stand-alone medical examiner's office in Santa Rosa County may be put hold as Escambia County proposes keeping it in Pensacola.
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Plans to build a stand-alone medical examiner's office in Santa Rosa County may be put hold as Escambia County proposes keeping it in Pensacola.
A preliminary site plan for the new District 1 Medicals Examiner’s office is done, however counties are still negotiating how they'll split the cost.
Some "eastern counties" are balking at the proposition of a four-way cost split of building a new Medical Examiner's facility in Santa Rosa County.
Some "eastern counties" are balking at the proposition of a four-way cost split of building a new Medical Examiner's facility in Santa Rosa County.
District Medical Examiner cites issues like fentanyl use, an aging office and understaffing issues are core challenges heading into 2022.