Standing room only for 24 hour emergency care discussion

During the Board of Commissioners "Committee of the Whole" meeting, held Monday, September 11th, several items were on the agenda.

The meeting opened with a moment of silence in remembrance of the events that took place on September 11, 2001, followed by prayer led by Mike Webb as well as the Pledge of Allegiance.

There was no public input, so the meeting flowed directly into the first item on the agenda: Group discussion regarding the major need for a small hospital and 24-hour emergency health care facility with the County Commission, health care professionals, and local, state and federal o...