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Laredo health officials outline $70 million bond to build new clinical facility, cite drop in overdose deaths
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Laredo Public Health briefed the Drug and Alcohol Commission on a proposed $70 million bond referendum to fund a new clinical facility, updated harm-reduction work including naloxone vending machines, and said the city saw a decline in overdose deaths in 2024.
Laredo Public Health told the Drug and Alcohol Commission on Wednesday that the city will ask voters in May to approve a bond referendum that would fund a new clinical services facility and other capital projects.
The department said the proposed bond would include $70,000,000 for a new clinic — described in the meeting as roughly 60,000 square feet and intended to expand treatment capacity, screening and imaging services, and an infusion center. Winseva, introduced as the department’s director of services administrator, told commissioners the ballot measure will allow constituents to decide in May whether to authorize the funding.
The health department framed the bond as a…
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