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â The Henry County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Bridges at Jodeco site to build the countyâs new $22 million aquatic center on Tuesday.
The 160-acre residential and commercial mixed-use development is located at Interstate 75 and Jodeco Road.
The owner is donating a minimum of 8 acres and a maximum of 14 acres to build the center.
The facility will be built using Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax V monies and include a competition and therapy pool and an outdoor water park.
The BOC also voted to name the facility The OâNeal Edwards Aquatic Center after Global Impact Christian Ministries Pastor Spencer T. OâNeal and Eugene Edwards, former Henry County NAACP president. The outdoor playground and swimming pool area will be named after Kensley Grace Kirby who died in 2011.
Voters in Henry County have approved an expanded lease agreement between Henry County Health Center (HCHC) in Mount Pleasant and Great River Health (GRH) based in West Burlington.
In a special election Tuesday, yes votes for the measure were 1,236 while no votes were 850, making for 59% approval of the 2,092 ballots cast. That gives GRH the greenlight to lease HCHC’s facilities and assets, and will operate the health center starting July 1, a move expected to provide financial stability to HCHC, a Critical Access Hospital, and will ensure health care continues to be managed locally.
HCHC Board of Trustees Chairman Kent Severson says they are thrilled residents have voted to secure the future of local health care. He also notes HCHC is celebrating its 100th year serving the county and they can welcome that milestone while ensuring quality health care stays close to home for years to come.
A man who's sat on the Henry County Board of Commissioners since 2013 died Tuesday after officials said he suffered from complications due to a server case of COVID-19.
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