Preliminary drawings of the hospital facility included in the SEARHC permit application. (Courtesy/SEARHC)

The borough may soon give the final go-ahead for Southeast Regional Health Consortium’s new Jones Point hospital. 

Permitting for the facility needs just final approval from borough manager Alekka Fullerton, who said she expects to release her final decision on the permit in the next two weeks. 

SEARHC was granted a permit for site development work in September last year. 

Once built,…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.