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Manvel council backs countywide push for inpatient psychiatric crisis center
Summary
The city unanimously approved Resolution 2024-R-37 supporting a Brazoria County request for funding to build a 115-bed inpatient crisis center; Pearland Chamber CEO Jim Johnson said the county currently has zero psychiatric beds and urged the council to support a roughly $115 million legislative appropriation. (Vote 6–0)
The Manvel City Council unanimously approved Resolution 2024-R-37 on Nov. 4 to support a countywide initiative seeking state funding for an inpatient psychiatric crisis center in Brazoria County. Jim Johnson, president and CEO of the Pearland Chamber of Commerce, presented findings from a Capital Link study recommending a minimum 115-bed inpatient facility and described the county’s current capacity shortfall. "Right…
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