Downtown McMaster health campus debate delayed
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At the eleventh hour, the city is reaching out to two more downtown properties for bids on the downtown health campus “swing space.”
Councillors were scheduled to make a decision about the so-called swing space, a crucial piece of the three-way deal between the city, McMaster University and the public school board, on Tuesday. However, city staff postponed the meeting with little explanation.
The Spectator has learned that city staff have reached out to the Right House, the home of the city’s public health department, and the City Centre, which houses other city staff, to gauge whether the properties would meet the city and school board’s needs.
Meanwhile, McMaster is reiterating its calls for a final decision on the swing space issue by the end of this week. Otherwise, officials say they will be forced to reconsider the deal for the downtown health education centre entirely.