zoning hearing board vote

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Jefferson Hills is already home to one hospital.  The cost of having a second, redundant hospital in Jefferson Hills is real.  Hospitals are not-for-profit and do not pay real estate taxes.  Yet they are considered a high-impact use.  The experts agree.

Professor Joseph S. Mistick, J.D., the region's foremost zoning expert, concluded that allowing a second hospital in the Borough as a use-by-right does not make sense because it forces a small municipality to carry the healthcare burden for an entire region.  Professor Mistick believes that our group's proposed ordinance (which would only allow one hospital in the Borough) is legally sound and strikes the right balance of uses for this community.

Jason Theadore, an expert in hospital development, said, "In my 25 years of experience, I have never seen two full-service hospitals built as close together [as in this case]."  Theadore believes that the general cost and stress of an additional full-service hospital in Jefferson Hills would far outweigh any benefits to the community.  Among his concerns are:

• Noise from helicopters and sirens
• Increased traffic from multiple sources
• Pollution including medical waste
• Public safety
• Increased demands on the police force
• Maintenance issues like flooding
• Bright lights

Read on to learn more.