Groundbreaking today for new urgent care clinic

Groundbreaking ceremonies will be held this afternoon for a new urgent care clinic in Carrabelle. The Weems Medical Center East Urgent Care Clinic, which will be located next to the health department in Carrabelle, will be funded through the revenue raised through a one cent sales tax that took effect last year. So far the tax has raised just about a million dollars to pay for the construction. The clinic will replace Weems temporary clinic now open three and one-half days a week in Carrabelle's Municipal Complex. Construction is not expected to be completed until sometime in 2010. The hospital board has released a preliminary sketch of the building but say they are working with their architect to shrink the proposed structure from over 5100 square feet to about 4000 square feet. Today the hospital advisory board and the Franklin County Commission plan to break ground at the site – the public is invited to attend the ceremony. The groundbreaking will begin at 5 o’clock this afternoon.

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