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Atlantic County authorizes subdivision, consultant and public hearings for Meadowview nursing home; union urges alternatives
Summary
Atlantic County commissioners approved initial steps to subdivide and prepare Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for possible sale or conversion, including a $35,000 consultant contract and authorization to conduct required public hearings and an auction with a $23.5 million minimum bid; AFSCME urged pausing privatization and proposed converting the facility to a veterans’ home.
Atlantic County commissioners on Dec. 16 approved a set of actions to subdivide the county-owned Meadowview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center and begin the statutory process that could lead to its sale or conversion.
The board voted to approve a subdivision of the roughly 28.5-acre Meadowview property into three lots — retaining about 17.8 acres for county ownership and separating two parcels of roughly 5.0 and 5.2 acres — and to hire a consultant to guide the process. The board authorized a professional services agreement with consultant David Castines and Associates for up to $35,000 to assist with sale- and licensing-related work.
“The process takes six months to a year,” consultant David Castines told commissioners, describing state licensing reviews and the additional scrutiny prospective buyers now face.
Why it matters: Meadowview has run sustained operating deficits, county…
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