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WEBVTT THE PROPOSED PROJECT. REPORTER: THE $750 MILLION HOSPITAL COULD BRING COUNTLESS BENEFITS TO THE AREA. >> IT COULD CREATE A LOT OF JOBS. IT COULD SPUR A LOT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BRINGING IN OTHER TYPES OF INDUSTRIES COULD SET UP HERE, BIO TECH AND MEDICAL TEYP PROFESSIONS. REPORTER: KAISER PERMANENTE SOUTH IS THE NEAREST HOSPITAL AT 9.5 MILES AWAY. THAT’S A 20 MINUTE DRIVE ATTH SOME SAY IS TOO FAR IN A LIFE OR DEATH EMERGENCY. BUT NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT THE 10 STORY HOSPITAL GOINUPG IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD WITH A NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE NEXT DOOR. >> IT’S BASICALLY COMPLETELY ENCLOSED IN GLASS AND TO ME THAT LOOKS LIKE A BIRD KILLER WITH A HELICOPTER ON TOP. REPORTER: OPPONENTS SAY CNU ISN’T BEING TRANSPARENT ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE PROJECT. BUT CITY LEADERS URGE THEM TO BE PATIENT WITH THE PROCESS. >> IT’S NOT ABOUT A LACK OF TRANSPARENCY. IT’S ABOUT HOW EARLY WE ARE IN THE PROCESS. REPORTER: AND THAT’S WHY AN OPEN DISCUSSION WAS HELD FOR THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT. THE HOSPITAL WOULD GO IN THE STONE LAKES NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE EXISTING CAMPUS OF CALIFORNIA NORTHSTATE UNIVERSITY. THE COMPLEX WOULD BE BUILT IN THREE PHASES. PHASE 1 WOULD INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MAIN 450,000 SQUARE FOOT HOSPITAL BUILDING. PHASE 2 WOULD ADD AN OUTPATITEN CLINIC, 2 PARKING STRUCTURES AND A MEDICAL OFFICE BUILDG.IN AND PHASE 3 WOULD INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MEDICAL SCHOOL AND DORMITORYOR F STUDENTS. TO MAKE ROOM FOR IT, THE UNIVERSITY WHICH OWNS THE STRIP MALL NEXT DO, ORWOULD HAVE TO TEAR IT DOWN. DAVID BROWN’S BUSINESS IS THERE. HE’S STRESSED ABOUT IT. >> EITHER WE ARE GOING TO GET RELOCATED AT THE UNIVERSITY POST COST OR WERE GOING TO T GEBOUGHT OUT ON OUR BUSINESS. REPORTER: COUNCIL MEMBER SUEN SAYS THE CITY COUNCIL IS STILL GATHERING THE INFORMATION BEFORE IT MAKES A DECISION. IF APPROVED, PHASE 1 WHICH WOULD INCLUDE THE MAIN HOSPITAL BUILDING HAS A 2 YEAR COMPLETION DATE FROM THE TIME OF GROUND BREAKING. IN ELK GROVE, WALTER MAKAULA, KCRA 3

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A new hospital could be coming to Elk Grove. California North State University plans to build the first area hospital within miles. Supporters said the medical facility is a must for residents. Others believe it should go somewhere else.The $750 million hospital could bring countless benefits to the area, supporters said."It could create a lot of jobs," Elk Grove City Councilmember Darren Suen said. "It could spur a lot of economic development, bringing in other types of industries that could set up here -- bio tech- and medical-type professions."Kaiser Permanente South is the nearest hospital located about 9.5 miles away. That's a 20-minute drive that some believe is too far in a life or death emergency.Not everyone is happy about the 10-story hospital going up in their neighborhood with a National Wildlife Refuge next door."It's basically completely enclosed in glass and, to me, that looks like a bird killer with a helicopter on top," neighborhood resident Daisy Hughes said.Opponents of the project said California Northstate University isn't being transparent about the details of the project. City leaders urge them to be patient with the process."It's not about a lack of transparency," Suen said. "It's about how early we are in the process."The hospital would go in the Stone Lakes neighborhood on the existing campus of California Northstate University and the lot next door.The complex would be built in three phases:Phase 1 would include construction of the main 450,000-square-foot hospital building. Phase 2 would add an outpatient clinic, two parking structures and a medical office building. Phase 3 would include the construction of the medical school and dormitory for students.To make room for it, the university, which owns the strip mall next door, would have to tear it down. David Brown owns Dreaming Dog Brewery there and is stressed about it."Either I get relocated at the university's cost, or were going to get bought out of our business," Brown said.Suen said the city council is still gathering the information it needs before making a decision.If approved, Phase 1 has a two-year completion date from the time of groundbreaking.