Planned mental health facility to look elsewhere

A meeting planned for March 27 was canceled, residents said.

The facility had been met with a largely negative reaction from area residents worried about the proximity to schools, a day care and neighborhoods where children play.

"This was a place where children are constantly traveling and walking, and we didn't think that was appropriate," resident Harriet Dixon said. "We're just wanting to put this where there's not so many children."

Most residents said they were not against the facility coming to Round Rock, but thought the specific location was inappropriate.

"We're against them rezoning and changing the plan for the area to shoehorn it in where they want," resident Sean Dunham said, adding that he could see how such a facility would fit into other areas of University Boulevard, such as off of Sunrise Boulevard near Scott & White.

Vining said he expects there will be another announcement in the afternoon of March 27 with regards to the company's location. While he said Round Rock remains a possibility, the company had examined other sites in Central Texas.