A ground breaking ceremony for a 50,000 square-foot addition to Mercy Hospital is expected to take place in November.
The Coon Rapids City Council, on the recommendation of the Coon Rapids Planning Commission, approved a site plan for the Mother Baby Center at the hospital at its Oct. 1 meeting.
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