From the Chronicle: Proposed Sienna Plantation hospital on hold

Proposed Sienna Plantation hospital on hold
Mo City officials say Christus plans are just postponed


By JOHN PAPE
Chronicle Correspondent

Less than a year after plans were announced for a hospital and medical complex in Sienna Plantation, the Christus Health Gulf Coast project remains on indefinite hold.

Groundbreaking for the 100-bed hospital, which was projected to employ 350 people, had initially been scheduled for later this year. The hospital was slated to eventually expand to a 300-bed facility providing a full range of medical services, according to Christus officials, and was to be complemented by an 80,000-square-foot office building. . .(for the full story on this click the title link above).

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MCC Comments: This is the story that Mayor Owen and Mr. Graff, along with Johnson Development, are claiming they will keep us updated on, when it was this blog that initially broke this story on April 3rd. It was originally reported as a rumor, but almost all aspects of it have been confirmed. The ground breaking that was scheduled for winter '06 was cancelled. If you read the full chronicle story, some city officials continue to spin this as if they kept the community informed. IMHO, they work too closely with the developer here and the "insiders" on this project and were trying to help keep this out of the media until after the May 13th mayoral election (again for our SJD SLAPP-suit opponents this is an opinion based on the timing of the news releases since our April 3rd posting and follow-ups). Also for those of you reading this we have an affadavit from Mike Smith, the GM for Sienna Plantation and a Johnson Development Employee, which they are trying to use to injunct homeowners who released this story to the media in April & May. If they were really interested in keeping the public posted on this, especially now after Mo-City Hermann has announced its closing in '06 (see last weeks FB Sun article), then why would they run to the 240th FB County district court to seek yet another injunction on those releasing this news to a public whom have a right to know!!!

Stay informed and keep in touch!





original Chron link: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/nb/fortbend/news/3945840.html