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Sky Mountain substation funding shift could leave proposed hospital without reserved capacity, staff warns
Summary
Staff told council the hospital across from Walmart has slowed fundraising; if the city fronts Sky Mountain substation costs the available capacity would be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis rather than held for the hospital, potentially delaying or complicating the project.
Council members sought an update on a proposed hospital planned across from Walmart and the related power infrastructure at Sky Mountain.
Staff said the hospital developer’s financing appears delayed and that earlier plans anticipated developer-funded substation work that would reserve capacity for the hospital. The staff member warned that if the city instead funds completion of the Sky Mountain Substation, ‘‘the capacity that's coming out of there is gonna come out likely on a first come, first served to the developer that's approved in line.’’
A council member said he had discussed the situation with Rob Robinson, who indicated hospital representatives were still working to secure funding but would take longer than originally expected. Staff said firm bids for the work have come back higher than originally discussed; they will provide numbers to the developer but have heard nothing further from the developer group.
Council members asked staff to continue outreach to the hospital proponents and to report options for protecting capacity or prioritizing service if the city must advance substation work. The staff member recommended a follow-up conversation because city-funded construction could exhaust the available capacity that otherwise might have been reserved for the hospital.
