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Purchase District Health Department describes planned dental clinic, community room and demonstration kitchen for new building
Summary
Agency representatives told the planning commission the new Purchase District Health Department building will house a dental clinic, a community room and a demonstration kitchen and will support emergency food distribution; construction timing depends in part on a pending CDBG application.
Representatives for the Purchase District Health Department described program spaces planned for a new facility during the planning commission’s public hearing on Aug. 3.
Agency staff said the new building would include a dental clinic, a community room and a demonstration kitchen intended for nutritional demonstrations and community programming. The representative also said the facility would improve the department’s ability to respond to emergencies by providing space to prepare and distribute food.
Project staff emphasized that the planned building placement would allow the department to remain on site while they demolish the older structure. The agency representative noted the team is applying for a Community Development Block Grant and estimated construction could begin "late spring, early summer," though that timeline depends on grant outcomes.
