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McLean County allocates $1.7M to behavioral health partners; nursing home enters final construction phase
Summary
The board approved health‑related emergency appropriations, reported nursing home construction entering its third and final phase, and confirmed distribution of over $1.7 million in shared sales tax funds to community behavioral health and social service agencies.
The McLean County Board approved two emergency appropriations for health functions and received updates that the county nursing home is in its third and final construction phase and that more than $1.7 million in shared sales‑tax funds will be awarded to behavioral health partners.
Health Committee Chair Corey Burn presented 7C1A (nursing home end‑of‑year funds) and 7C1B (FY2026 appropriation for the Health Department); both measures were seconded and approved on voice votes. Burn said the nursing home construction is "well under way" in its final phase and that the work encompasses the 400 wing and general administration wing, including the kitchen, laundry and most offices.
Burn also outlined behavioral health funding distributed through the Behavioral Health Coordinating Committee: more than $1.7 million in total, including $300,000 to Home Sweet Home; $650,000 to Lifelong Access; $130,000 to The Baby Fold; and $170,000 to the McLean County Center for Human Services, among other awards. He thanked partner governments (the City of Bloomington and the Town of Normal) for their shared sales‑tax partnership and noted the funds will support local mental‑health and social‑service providers.
Burn added that a federal funding request to upgrade water infrastructure in the Colonial Meadows neighborhood has advanced to the next step after a meeting with Congressman Darren Lehood; he cautioned that this is an early step in a longer appropriation process.
The board's action funds operational needs at the nursing home and expands behavioral‑health support for county residents; staff indicated that the Board of Health will reconvene in May and the health department's annual report highlights data‑driven initiatives and workforce development.
