The centerpiece of plans to recalibrate mental health treatment in Palm Beach County moved closer to reality Wednesday with a government board’s decision to buy nearly 10 acres north of Southern Boulevard and west of Florida’s Turnpike.
The Health Care District of Palm Beach County agreed to pay $16.7 million, 32 percent above appraised value, to build a crisis stabilization center at 100 N. Benoist Farms Road.
The cost to build the center is estimated at $66 million, up from $60 million in January. But now the district has projected a total project budget of $145 million that includes land, design and $27 million for contingencies…