Bon Secours Children’s Hospital Coming to Libbie & Patterson Avenues?
I spoke with City Councilman Bruce W. Tyler, West End 1st District, today about the town meeting he’s holding tonight at Mary Munford tonight at 6:30 p.m. All Near West End residents are encouraged to attend.
Tyler says, “Bon Secour St. Mary’s has made it very clear that they are interested [in the Westhampton School property] along with about 10 to 15 other people,” says. “There is no deal on the table with anybody.” Yesterday, this blog reported that Bon Secours may be interested in the property for a Children’s Hospital.
Tonight’s meeting is to sort out what the residents want for the area and give everyone a chance to express their opinion. A representative from Bon Secours will also be at the meeting.
Tyler explains, his primary concern is making sure that the area surrounding the Westhampton School property, meets the needs of the community and makes sense in terms of development:
“I’ve got to try to tie down theLibbie/Grove/Patterson area. Right now there are commerical areas right together with residential. We need to find a way to make it work together. There are 7 zoning classes, and 35 special use permits in that area. This is step one, of a multi-part process.”
The Near West End News continues to try to reach Mary Anne Graf, Vice President, Women’s & Children’s Servcies of Bon Secours Health System, St. Mary’s appointed spokesperson for this project, for a comment, but as of the time of publication, calls were not returned.
Stay tuned to the Near West End News tomorrow for a report on the meeting’s outcome.
[...] from Bon Secours St. Mary’s was at the meeting, no announcement was made regarding the Children’s Hospital, and I still have not been able to get in touch with their spokesperson for the Children’s [...]
[...] Walk, stroll, ride your bike to a neighborhood festival then stay for an outdoor movie. FREE outdoor movies near Libbie & Patterson — First up for Movies on the Avenues – The Blind Side on July 17th and Hotel for Dogs on August 13th. Plus, kids activities, with Betsy Q, Bonnie the Bunny, Richmond Revolution Cheerleaders, face-painting, balloon animals & more start at 6 p.m. The movie starts at 8:45 p.m. Location: The Westhampton School playing fields at 5800 Patterson Avenue at Maple Avenue. I should mention that this event is presented by “St. Mary’s for Kids” and Bon Secours Children Services, most likely in an effort to gain support from the neighborhood for their proposed Children’s Hospital at the St. Mary’s campus. [...]