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The Quincy Plan Commission Tuesday gave the approval on a request from Blessing Hospital that is part of the planning process for future facility development.

Blessing's request was to vacate North 10th Street between Broadway and Elm Street and Oak Street between North 10th Street and North 11th Street.

Jerry Jackson from Blessing gave a brief presentation and touched upon Blessing's plans for expansion in the area - including building a new patient wing and developing another parking lot. He said they wanted to move in-patient psychiatric services from the 14th Street Campus and also eventually have a new building for Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing.

Blessing's traffic consultation, Second and Seventh-Ward Aldermen and city officials reviewed traffic study results and decided that the "vacations would not jeopardize public safety."

All items must go before the City Council for final approval or denial.