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The Sevier County Quorum Court recently met to discuss projected expenses for construction of a new hospital facility.
Officials said the question of location is difficult to answer as the critical access license rule states that each facility must be 35 miles apart, minimum. However a waiver could be obtained to provide roughly 2 miles of flexibility for the new centers location. The old center lot is not an option due to the remaining liens.
If the one-cent sales tax passes during the proposed September 10th special election, construction on a 12 bed facility would begin with an estimated completion date in the year 2021. The cost of the facility could be more than $18 million.
The Sevier County Quorum Court will meet July 8th to discuss the calling of the special election and to finalize the proposed amount of the sales-tax.
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