Groundwork on West Lafayette Street has been cleared over time, making way for major construction of Winn Community Health Center. The City Council heard that a detailed announcement on the project should be expected in February.
The city has approved the creation of the Winn Community Subdivision on West Lafayette Street. This is not an annexation of a new area into the town but rather a consolidation of various individual lots into a single tract, explained District Attorney Chris Nevils.
Over time, most of the lots and structures on that area of West Lafayette between the hospital and the Primary School have been acquired and cleared in preparation for a “fantastic” construction project by Winn Community Health Center. The project is to build a multi-million dollar health facility for this multi-parish health service, Nevils explained.
Although all of the individual lots are owned by a single entity, progress of the work will be easier if this is formed into a single tract, he said.
Nevils said that a number of contractors are very interest in this project and that Winn Community Health’s CEO Deano Thornton hopes to have a in-hand by the first or second week of February. “He will have a public announcement at that time. This will be fantastic.”
The Winn City Council approved the action at its January 18 special meeting.