Supporters of a plan to build a pediatric mental health facility in a residential part of Webster Groves packed City Hall during a public hearing before the city council Tuesday evening.
The proposed 77-bed inpatient hospital and additional outpatient facility has drawn opposition from some residents concerned about traffic and security, but speakers in favor of the plan, many wearing, “I support children’s mental health” stickers, outnumbered those opposed by a ratio of about 6-to-1 at the meeting.
The public hearing for the proposed facility near the intersection of Gore Avenue and Rock Hill Road drew a crowd that filled the Webster Groves council chambers despite the treacherous winter weather, with dozens more watching the meeting virtually…