Flagstaff to receive federal funding for veterans home

Mayor Coral Evans stands at the site of the future veterans home on the southeast corner of Gemini Drive and Cedar Avenue. /Photo: Jake Bacon, Arizona Daily Sun

By Corina Vanek | Arizona Daily Sun

Flagstaff learned Friday that it will receive federal funding to construct an 80-bed nursing home for veterans on McMillan Mesa, Flagstaff leaders announced Friday.

The federal government has allocated funding to complete 52 projects on the 2018 list, and Flagstaff is number 52, Mayor Coral Evans said.

Evans said if all goes according to plan, construction can begin on the home in spring of 2019, and will be completed in 18 to 24 months. Yuma also received funding for a veterans’ home as part of the announcement.

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