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PROJECT DESCRIPTION <br />Planning and design funding ($1,000,000) for a new District 19 Medical Examiner Facility to <br />be located on the Indian River State College main campus in Ft. Pierce, Florida. Currently <br />the Medical Examiner operates in leased space, built in the 1970s and located on the Indian <br />River State College main campus. The current facility has been deemed beyond <br />rehabilitation. <br />The match for this request is proposed to be jointly shared by four counties: St. Lucie, <br />Martin, Okeechobee and Indian River. <br />The combined cost share commitment is based on the percentage of use. Based on the <br />percentage of use, each county's financial commitment equals approximately $265,250. <br />Additionally, Indian River State College Board of Trustees has agreed to provide a long-term <br />lease of two acres of Trustee owned land for the new facility. <br />Benefits <br />The District 19 Medical Examiner building is not only dilapidated creating health and safety <br />issues, the space is undersized for this region's existing and growing population. A newly <br />constructed and modernized facility will substantially upgrade service to citizens in this region <br />, providing dignity to the deceased and their families. It will also better assist the State <br />Attorney's Office in their criminal prosecution and ensure timely determinations in accordance <br />with Florida Statute Chapter 406. <br />Funding assistance with the planning and design of a new District 19 Medical Examiner <br />Facility is timely and critical to the expedition of a newly constructed facility on the land <br />designated by the College. <br />Dostrict 19 <br />Indian River <br />Martin <br />Okeechobee <br />St. Lucie <br />i nodi ani <br />P_ry e <br />St. <br />Lucie <br />Martin <br />10 <br />