County supervisors stage 175th anniversary 'roadshow' in Manteca, outline county projects including $250M Be Well campus
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Summary
San Joaquin County Chair Paul Canepa and Vice Chair Sunny Dhaliwal presented highlights of county projects in Manteca — including a Be Well campus funded partly by SB1 dollars — and offered a county certificate recognizing the city's regional contributions.
San Joaquin County leaders visited Manteca on June 3 as part of a county “roadshow” marking the county’s 175th anniversary, and outlined several county projects and investments affecting the city and region.
Why it matters: Supervisors used the visit to highlight county investments that could affect local services, infrastructure and land use in Manteca and nearby unincorporated areas.
San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors Chair Paul Canepa and Vice Chair Sunny Dhaliwal spoke to the council and audience about county activity and local partnerships. Canepa said the county is using state and other funds for multiple projects, telling the council that “we just got a hundred and $37,500,000 of SB1 money to do the Be Well campus kitty corner on 22 acres, from the county hospital. And I believe we have close to 92,000,000, so it'll be a quarter of a billion dollar project.” He said the Be Well campus will bring water and sewer to the freeway side of the county hospital and is intended to support behavioral health infrastructure.
Canepa also described other county efforts: a new morgue, a jail expansion, a new district attorney building, purchase of a building at 400 East Main Street (Stockton) and acquisition of Oakmore Golf Course for future county uses (public works, environmental health and community development). He framed the roadshow as a celebration of county history and as an opportunity to discuss ongoing county projects.
Vice Chair Dhaliwal presented a certificate recognizing Manteca’s contributions to regional growth and partnership. The visit included representatives from county departments and the San Joaquin County Historical Museum; Manteca Museum and Historical Society members also presented a short history of the city and remarks about the museum’s collections and facilities.
What to watch: County staff will pursue the Be Well campus project and associated infrastructure extensions; the county’s acquisition and repurposing plans for Oakmore Golf Course and other county projects will proceed through county planning and budgeting processes.