Health clinic a vote away for Siloam Springs
Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2008
Residents won't need to drive to Bentonville to receive health services from the Benton County Health Unit if the county opens a clinic in downtown Siloam Springs.
Benton County Quorum Court on Thursday is expected to vote on buying a medical clinic at University and Mount Olive streets that will be used for a health unit annex.
If approved, the court would pay $ 175, 000 for the 3, 100-square-foot building and $ 4, 000 in renovations.
The annex might open as soon as the end of this year if everything goes as planned, said Loy Bailey, director of the Benton County Health Unit.
The current medical clinic would need to move out and be renovated before the health annex could start moving in.
It will likely offer services such as immunizations and treatment for communicable diseases when it opens, but it's planned to include all the services that are available from the health unit in Bentonville, Bailey said.
The city will pay for the city utilities that the annex uses.
Siloam Springs Board of Directors approved the mayor to negotiate a contract with the health unit for the payment of utilities.
The city would likely pay a set amount each month, City Administrator David Cameron said.
The contract would need to be renewed annually.
The previous health annex in Siloam Springs closed in February 2007.
The city board also approved • Funding for Siloam Springs Youth Baseball • Spending up to $ 90, 000 to replace a switch at the north substation of Siloam Springs Electric Department, near Fire Station 1.
• Resigning a deed of the Haste cemetery to show it's not owned by the city but by the current property owner.
The deed filed with the county clerk showed that it had been signed over to the city, City Clerk Peggy Woody said.
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