Continuation of clinic construction set to resume

Construction on the new main street clinic should begin again over the next few weeks. That message came from Haxtun Health Chief Executive Officer Dewane Pace in a Jan. 23 meeting of the Board of Directors. Pace said Haxtun Health has been waiting for final confirmation of funding that will give the Hospital what it needs to complete construction without asking District taxpayers to incur debt.

“Our goal from the beginning has been to have a brand-new clinic debt-free and we are on track to do that,” Pace said. “We could have finished the clinic by now if we were willing to take out debt but...