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Commission approves Raleigh Shelby Cares lease after questions about site selection and costs
Summary
The commission approved a three‑year lease for a Raleigh Shelby Cares hub and associated fit‑out, but commissioners asked for the program's data, vision and costs; Office of Innovation staff said a single health hub costs about $400,000 per year and the program is being run in partnership with the University of Tennessee.
The Shelby County Commission on Oct. 6 approved a three‑year lease for the Office of Innovation’s Shelby Cares site in Raleigh (Item 26), including up to $104,000 for leasehold improvements and roughly $140,672 in FY2026 expenditures. Commissioners expressed concern about how sites were selected and asked for data and a clear vision for program expansion.
Blair Benavides of the Office of Innovation said…
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