A long-delayed outpatient clinic for veterans appears closer than ever to getting off the ground. The Bakersfield Planning Commission is set to approve the project more than 10 years after it was first proposed in Congress.
At a Jan. 7 meeting, commissioners are scheduled to consider a report completed by city staff that examines the environmental impacts of the new clinic. The nine acre property would provide primary and specialty care for local veterans, and replace an older clinic on Westwind Drive. Proposed for northwest Bakersfield, near Olive and Knudsen drives, the clinic would have dozens of parking spaces and even come with a small walking path complete with shade trees.