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Scranton council tables mayoral zoning change after heated debate over Geisinger expansion
Summary
After hours of public comment and a Geisinger presentation on capacity limits, Scranton City Council voted to table a mayoral zoning amendment that would allow taller hospital buildings and parking structures; a caucus with Geisinger is set for Dec. 2 and a public hearing on Dec. 9.
Scranton City Council on Tuesday moved a mayoral zoning amendment that would lift height limits for hospital-related development to a public hearing, following hours of public comment both supporting and opposing the change.
Geisinger Community Medical Center executives said the hospital is operating at capacity and needs flexibility to expand. "These improvements, and I cannot stress this enough, represent the absolute end of the line with what we can do inside the hospital as it stands today," Geisinger COO Megan Brocious told council, describing recent upgrades and rising patient volumes. Nick Coleman, who oversees clinical…
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