Tuesday, July 20, 1999
Center accepts check
$1.7 M given for Lincoln Heights project
BY MARIE McCAIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LINCOLN HEIGHTS — Calling it a project that makes sense for northern Hamilton County, Ohio Senate President Richard Finan presented a check for more than $1.7 million to officials with the Lincoln Heights Health Center (LHHC) Monday.
“This is a glorious day for all of us,” said Dolores Lindsay, LHHC executive director, founder and leader of the expansion plans.
“This brings us a step closer to our goal,” she said.
For three years, the agency has been raising funds toward the construction of a new headquarters, but the campaign has been slow going.
Monday's windfall brought the amount of collected funds to $3.5 million. It came from state capital funds, Sen. Finan said, adding that the funds are similar to those being used to build the new Bengals stadium.
Originally proposed as a $6 million initiative, the project was scaled back to $5 million, officials said Monday.
“I can't tell you specifically what has changed (from the original plan) but the building will be smaller,” Ms. Lindsay said.
Monday's announcement was made at the proposed site of the new building, 9005 Mangham Drive, and was also attended by Ohio Rep. Robert Schuler, R-Sycamore Township; Lincoln Heights Mayor Lovey B. Andrews; Lincoln Heights residents; and representatives of the LHHC board of directors.
Started in a four-room Lincoln Heights apartment in 1967, the health center was designed to provide medical treatment to the uninsured and underinsured.
Five years later the center moved to 1171 Adams St., a converted community building with single-pane windows and now-antiquated mechanical systems.
Since 1974, the building has been renovated three times.
The center and its satellite offices in Hamilton and Mount Healthy make up the Lincoln Heights HealthCare Connection Inc., which at one time served 18,000 patients annually.
However, that number is expected to drop because of cuts in operating funds that forced the agency to close two of its Hamilton locations.
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