Hospital commissioners vote in favor of $6.4 bond to place on November ballot

After committing $4.9 million for projects at East Adams Rural Hospital at the May board meeting, the Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 Board of Commissioners unanimously approved placing a $6.4 million bond on the special election ballot in November.

The initial $4.9 million committed by the board of commissioners allowed the contracting company Apollo to begin moving forward with construction to bring the hospital up to code with the Department of Health requirements.

The commissioners discussed at the end of the May meeting the desire to place a bond on the upcoming ballot in orde...