With the Washoe County Commission approving two contracts this week for the new Washoe Behavioral Health Center, bringing its completion closer, how would you like it to be different than other similar centers our region has or has had?
The new approved contracts are for construction work capped at $6.4 million and another for over a million dollars for architectural and engineering design services, so a lot of money is on the line here.
The old West Hills Behavioral Health Hospital, which had many horror stories relayed to us during its 40 year run but also offered help to many, boarded up after closing in 2021 without warning, creating a huge gap for local minors in behavioral crisis situations.
Construction is aimed at rehabilitating the old location on E 9th street into a 70 bed facility with services ranging from assessment to residential treatment lasting months.
The overall cost of the revamp which has used some federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act could reach up to $35 million.