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Budget committee advances purchase of Geary/Hyde properties for behavioral-health and supervised-consumption planning
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee voted to forward a resolution authorizing purchase of 822 Geary and 629 Hyde to the full Board, asking DPH for an expedited community-outreach plan and program-cost report. The properties are proposed for a crisis-diversion unit and a possible supervised consumption site; BLA flagged unknown capital and ongoing costs.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Dec. 8 advanced a proposal to buy two adjacent properties at 822 Geary Street and 629 Hyde Street for a combined purchase price of approximately $6.32 million to support the Department of Public Health's expansion of behavioral-health services.
Andrico Penick, director of real estate, called the pair a unique opportunity that met the programmatic requirements DPH sought, including a vacant parcel on Hyde that would provide separate access and operational flexibility. DPH medical director David Patey said the sites could house a crisis-diversion unit and, potentially, a supervised consumption program, and that the department was seeking to reduce avoidable hospital stays and emergency-room use by offering on-site stabilization and treatment referrals.
"We're requesting you support the purchase of 822 Geary and Hyde for the purpose of our behavioral health services expansion," Patey said, outlining the…
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