NEW DOCTORS BLDG IN S C S.S.

A PUBLIC HEARING IS TAKING PLACE TODAY REGARDING PLANS FOR A NEW MEDICAL FACILITY IN SANTA CRUZ. COUNTY. THE PLAN IS TO REMODEL AND EXPAND A BUILDING THAT USED TO BE A FUNERAL CHAPEL (NEAR RODEO GULCH ROAD). UP TO 10 PHYSICIANS COULD BE HOUSED AT A FACILITY THE SANTA CRUZ MEDICAL FOUNDATION WANTS TO BUILD. THE MEDICAL OFFICES WOULD BE ON ABOUT 2 ACRES AT SOQUEL AND RESEARCH PARK DRIVES.

IF APPROVED, THE FOUNDATION HOPES TO BREAK GROUND IN JANUARY, AND COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION BY THE WINTER OF 2006.