County weighs housing for new Coroner Facility
Teton County commissioners are set to decide whether the new Coroner Facility should include employee housing, a change staff say would add $588,800 to $1,030,400 and require an architect add-service.
Teton County commissioners will consider whether to fold employee housing into the new Coroner Facility, after staff said the housing option would add $588,800 to $1,030,400 to the project and require an architect add-service. The county's staff packet on housing in the new Coroner Facility says the facility was planned at about 3,000 square feet without housing, and that the floorplans could still be reconfigured later if needed.
The packet says the Teton County Coroner recommends against including employee housing. That makes this a scope decision, not just a design tweak, because the housing choice would affect both the budget split between FY27 and FY28 and how quickly the county can keep the project on a focused path.
Background
The Teton County Commission considered, but did not finalize, adding employee housing to the new Coroner Facility, citing higher costs and design flexibility.
Latest: 2026-07-07 — Commission considered formal inclusion of housing; staff recommended against it, citing increased costs. No final decision recorded.
curated as of 2026-07-06
On September 1, 2026, the Teton County Commission approved adding seasonal employee housing to the Coroner Facility project, increasing design fees by $61,000 and construction costs by $588,800–$1,030,400.
Latest: 2026-09-01 — Commission formally approves $61,000 fee for Plan One/Architects to incorporate housing into the Coroner Facility design; estimated construction cost increase for housing is $588,800–$1,030,400.
curated as of 2026-08-29
Plan One Architects was awarded a $326,248 contract in February 2026 to design Teton County's new Coroner's Facility at Adams Canyon, with phased milestones and potential for added employee housing.
Latest: 2027-03 to 2027-12 — Construction phase for Coroner's Facility.
curated as of 2026-09-16
Source Documents
| Date | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|
| July 7, 2026 | Board of County Commissioners Meeting Agenda | agenda |
| July 7, 2026 | BCC Staff Report Packet — Inclusion of Housing in the New Coroner Facility | packet |