The building was proposed as a way to get the Kane County Health Department out of its aging headquarters in Aurora that officials have said is too small to support its activities.
The Kane County Health Department’s main building is at 1240 N. Highland Ave. in Aurora. The Kane County Board this week voted down a proposal to move its headquarters from Aurora to a new facility proposed for St. Charles. A Kane County Board meeting that started with a packed room ended with applause from the audience as board members voted nearly unanimously against building a new public health center in the county.
“We look forward to continuing to work with the county board to find options to improve how we service the community,” Michael Isaacson, executive director of the Kane County Health Department, said after the meeting. “The new construction was voted down, but we’re looking forward to other options that may present themselves.”
Kane County Board member Michelle Gumz, from District 8, previously called the building’s funding a “gamble” since it would use some of the money the county received from the federal government under the American Rescue Plan Act, or APRA. Other local governments in the United States are using ARPA funds to build public health buildings, the report from Ernst & Young also found.
Time was also running out to use the ARPA funds, which was a concern for board members, members of the public and county staff alike. The funds must be committed by contract by the end of this year and must be completely spent by the end of 2026.
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