Beach Cities Health District Board certifies Healthy Living Campus EIR
by Garth Meyer The Healthy Living Campus Environmental Impact Report was certified by a unanimous vote of the Beach Cities Health District last Wednesday, clearing the way for board consideration of the $375 million project’s 11-acre master plan. The board could vote on the plan as soon as October or November, according to Beach Cities Health District CEO Tom Bakaly. Further public input will be solicited during a half-day strategic planning meeting Oct. 15, and through community surveys. The Healthy Living Campus would replace BCHD’s current facilities with 220 residential elder-care units, a new fitness gym, a demonstration kitchen and meeting and research facilities. A Youth Wellness Center is also proposed, along with 2.5 acres of open space for exercise classes and gatherings. During the Sept. 8 virtual meeting, the board listened to callers’ comments and a dozen written submissions read into the meeting record. All but one were in opposition to the project. More than 300 comments were previously submitted, and included in the EIR, including 127 from resident Mark Nelson, a former member of the BCHD Community Working Group. The 3,400-page (including appendices) EIR…
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