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County plans 16-bed behavioral health rehabilitation site at Sherman property in Pleasant Hill
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Contra Costa County officials told the Pleasant Hill City Council they received roughly $16.5 million and an additional Homekey award to redevelop the county-owned Sherman site as a 16-bed adult social rehabilitation facility plus five supportive housing units; staff said the program will be voluntary and limited to Contra Costa residents, with construction expected to start in early 2027.
County officials briefed the Pleasant Hill City Council on April 6 about plans to redevelop the county-owned Sherman site in the Sherman Acres neighborhood as a behavioral health rehabilitation facility and supportive housing.
District 4 Supervisor Kenneth William Carlson said the county received approximately $16.5 million to build a new 16-bed adult rehabilitation facility on the nearly one-acre Sherman site. Carlson said the project also secured about $1.5 million from a Homekey funding round to add five small, permanent supportive housing units that would serve as a next-step placement for residents leaving the 16-bed program.
Carlson said the site has been county-owned since 1987 and operated in past decades as both an emergency shelter and a residential treatment facility. He told council the county plans to submit development drawings to the Department of Conservation and Development by late 2026 or early 2027, start construction in early 2027 and open the facility in 2028.
Dr. Suzanne Tavano, introduced by the supervisor as director of behavioral health services, described program operations: the facility would be a state-licensed, 24-hour residential social rehabilitation program with on-site staff; treatment services are designed to be Medi-Cal reimbursable specialties and participation would be voluntary. She said residents would be Contra Costa County residents only and would enter via an application process; the courts would not mandate individuals into the program.
Councilmembers asked about security and neighborhood impacts; county staff said the property has been secured and that the project will include site monitoring and outreach to Sherman Acres residents to reduce surprises and address neighborhood concerns. Carlson said staff would do required community outreach before construction and seek permit approvals through the county process.
No formal council action was required on the presentation. Staff said they will continue community outreach and planning and return to relevant permitting steps as the project advances.
