2009-K1281

Urging the NYS Congressional delegation to direct the VA to build a full service hospital on the grounds of the St. Albans Veterans Facility

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2009-K1281


LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION urging the New York State Congressional deleg-
ation to direct the Veterans Administration to build a full service
veterans hospital on the grounds of the St. Albans Veterans Facility,
St. Albans, New York

WHEREAS, St. Albans Veterans Facility opened in 1943 as the St. Albans
Naval Hospital; and
WHEREAS, It was turned over to the United States Veterans Adminis-
tration (VA) in 1974; currently, the VA is looking to modernize the St.
Albans facility; and
WHEREAS, St. Albans is not a full service hospital, and veterans from
Queens and Nassau County who need the services of a full service hospi-
tal must travel to the VA Hospital in Brooklyn, New York; and
WHEREAS, According to the 2000 census, there are over 200,000 veterans
in Queens and Nassau County that would benefit from having a full
service hospital in close proximity; and
WHEREAS, Veterans organizations in Queens, Nassau County and the
surrounding areas are united in the view that only veterans services
should be conducted on the grounds of the Veterans Facility, and that a
full service hospital serving both male and female veterans is necessary
for this location; and
WHEREAS, Local civic and community organizations adjacent to the VA
Facility fully support the veterans in their quest for a full service
hospital, and agree that residential or commercial development on the
site is not appropriate nor supportable by the local infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Veterans and residents agree that the hospital should be
built by the Veterans Administration, and not be built under a contract
with a private developer; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the New York State Congressional delegation be and
hereby is respectfully memorialized by this Legislative Body to direct
the Veterans Administration to build a full service hospital on the
grounds of the St. Albans Veterans Facility, St. Albans, New York; and
be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to each member of the Congressional delegation from the State of
New York.

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  • 28 / Apr / 2010
    • REFERRED TO VETERANS' AFFAIRS

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