I can't get this proposed new hospital thing out of my head today. It's just bugging me.
I must admit to having a little bit of sympathy with the Government here, because this is a really tough call, but only a little bit. If they had a better track record of managing capital projects and weren't acting so holier than thou over Sustainable Development the heat wouldn't reach the levels it's going to.
But it occurred to me this morning as I was thinking of alternative sites, has Government announced any intention for the now vacant old Berkeley site on Berkeley and St. John's roads?
That's a large parcel of land (remember they bulldozed a huge woodland are for the new Berkeley as well). I know it's a massive shift in location which would render Doctor's row on Point Finger Rd. less useful, and I obviously haven't thought about any of the logistics of the hospital there, but why wasn't that site thrown in as a potential location?
It's not zoned greenspace. It's already developed. It's big enough. A building could be largely cut into the hillside and hidden from view.
Just a thought. Any comments?
