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Scranton Council Approves Zoning Change to Allow Geisinger CMC Expansion After Heated Debate
Summary
After extended public comment and council debate, Scranton City Council approved a zoning amendment (council file 1042025) to allow Geisinger CMC to expand; opponents cited a rushed process and called for a community benefits agreement while supporters warned the city could lose critical health-care capacity.
Scranton City Council voted to approve an amendment to the city zoning ordinance that clears the way for Geisinger CMC to expand its facilities, following more than an hour of public comment and council debate.
Supporters on council said the change is necessary to preserve local access to trauma and specialty care. “I’ve weighed all the pros and cons,” said Mister King, who described the proposal as vital for health care for the city’s roughly 77,000 residents and said Geisinger has committed not to exceed 75 feet. Council member Dinesh Brodchild added that the expansion would add beds, NICU capacity and roughly 120 health-care positions.
Opponents, including Mister Shuster and several neighborhood speakers,…
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