Actually, the headline in today's Observer-Dispatch reads, "With Hospital Coming, Utica Company Moving to Bleecker Street." And that's just one of two stories in the June 20, 2019, O-D chronicling continued progress; the other headline reads: "Utica Council OKs Sale of Property in Hospital Footprint." The last line in the second story sums it all… Continue reading The Hospital is Coming
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Community Organizations Respond to “No Hospital” Group’s Racist, Divisive Social Media Tactics
The Community Foundation of Herkimer & Oneida Counties, the Greater Utica Chamber of Commerce, Mohawk Valley EDGE and The Genesis Group condemn the continuing divisive, hateful, and racist tactics and statements employed by the “no hospital” Facebook group that opposes Downtown Utica’s regional healthcare campus. In the group’s latest use of baseless and incendiary rhetoric,… Continue reading Community Organizations Respond to “No Hospital” Group’s Racist, Divisive Social Media Tactics
A Summer of Progress–Updated
As summer arrives, it's exciting to see "Future Home of" signs showing up in the #mvhsdowntown project footprint. Already, MVHS has secured the parcels in the healthcare campus project footprint, clearing the way for demolition and the start of construction in the months ahead. Sadly, the few who still actively oppose the project on social… Continue reading A Summer of Progress–Updated
Progress springs eternal
Like hope, progress "springs eternal." Apologies to Alexander Pope. One of Downtown Utica's signature signs of progress, MVHS's new regional healthcare campus, continues to take shape. This week, on April 18, 2019, the City of Utica Planning Board took action signalling the formal end to the required environmental review of the project. And this action… Continue reading Progress springs eternal
Progress in the New Year
A great deal of progress was evident in 2018, and the New Year will see much more. So much has been said--and written--about #mvhsdowntown in recent weeks; here are a few highlights: "A $300 million State investment will help a new hospital reshape downtown." Governor Andrew M. Cuomo "Mohawk Valley Health System’s plans for… Continue reading Progress in the New Year