Fayette Community

Hospital is one step closer to getting approval for an annexation and

rezoning for its planned building expansion.

The matters

were posted for their first reading at last week's meeting of the Fayetteville

City Council, and they will be voted on at the council's next meeting

July 17.

Officials plan

to build three outlying buildings on the new parcel which is adjacent

to the western boundary of the hospital's current property line. A large

amount of the development will be accounted for with parking spaces.

Hospital officials

have said they would like to expand the services it can offer to local

residents.

The Fayette

County Commission has decided not to oppose the rezoning, which was sought

so the buildings could be serviced by Fayetteville's sewer system. The

county, however, has passed on a list of suggestions to the city for development

of the property.

Mayor Ken Steele

said the hospital has been "a Godsend to our community" and

in addition to providing key services is also outstanding architecture-wise.

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