The county Hospital District postponed action last week on three important, ongoing issues, loading up a full plate of work for the board in early 2026.
As the year comes to a close, the future of the property that the Hospital District bought on 10th Street just outside the Vero Beach city limits for a planned sober home is still pending, as are a stormwater drainage dilemma on land purchased by the Visiting Nurse Association in 2024, and new lease terms on the building rented by the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine for medical student training.
The Hospital District, while mulling four pitches it received from potential operators of sober living and addiction-related facilities interested in the 10th Street property, in November voted to enlist a real estate broker to determine how much the buildings and land might be worth if trustees opted to sell them instead…