ASHTABULA TOWNSHIP – A new 16,218-square-foot veterans clinic is moving ahead in Ashtabula Township.
At their Sept. 9 meeting, the Ashtabula Township trustees learned from Jaymee Vest, township zoning inspector/ administrator, that a building permit application had been made on Sept. 2 by LSSE Civil Engineers and Surveyors of Albion, Pa., on behalf of the Veterans Administration, for the future veterans clinic to be built at 3001 Eureka Rd.
Following the trustees’ meeting, the Gazette reached out to the VA in Erie, Pa., last week for details on the new clinic.
In a news release issued on Monday, Sept. 28, the VA said that VA Erie Health Care System has plans for a new, expanded outpatient clinic that will bring “more space, more convenience and continued world-class care to Veterans throughout Ashtabula County and the surrounding communities.”
It stated that the new leased facility will be “conveniently located adjacent to Lowe’s and near Interstate 90.”
“This new clinic will be double the size and provide more parking,” the news release states. “The 16,218-square-foot Ashtabula County VA Clinic, which will be located on Eureka Road, will enable clinical teams to expand services and enhance the Veteran experience.”
VA Erie Health Care System Medical Center Director John A. Gennaro stated in the news release: “This new clinic is a direct investment in the Veterans of Ashtabula County. We’re building a better experience with more room for care and more convenient access, delivered by our dedicated team our Veterans already know and trust.”
According to the VA Erie Health Care System, a groundbreaking ceremony will take place in late fall 2026. The clinic is expected to start serving veterans in the winter of 2027.
It noted that veteran services will continue at the current Ashtabula Clinic until the replacement facility is ready to open, and Erie VA Medical Center “will coordinate the transition carefully to preserve continuity of care and ensure Veterans maintain access to needed services throughout the clinic relocation process.”
Vest said the application listed 75 parking spaces, eight of which will be ADA spaces.
She said the application for the clinic was approved Sept. 10 and the building permit issued on Monday, Sept. 28, to the VA. A firm, MDC Acquisitions, LLC, paid the building permit cost of $1,600, which is based on the clinic’s size.
Ashtabula Township Trustee Bambi Paulchel said it would be great to have the clinic in the township so veterans don’t have to travel out of the county.
She believed the new clinic was going to cover a broader area of services for them.
“From what I understand, they’re offering a lot more medical services than what we have now and people won’t have to travel to Cleveland and Erie,” she said.
