Are Local Doctors Building Castles in the Sky?

Though the conflict about building the Kearney Regional Medical Center has been a huge local news item in recent months, I'm curious as to whether it will actually be built. 40 Doctors proposed to build Kearney Regional because they had a disagreement over outdated technology with Good Samaritan. As soon as the doctors made the proposal, Good Samaritan proposed a $65 million improvement plan which would include new equipment and much more. According to the Kearney Hub article "Good Samaritan Plan Doesn't Sway Doctors," the doctors who want to build Kearney Regional still want to build because they don't like the way Good Sam handled the situation; however, the doctors are having trouble getting the city council to approve a zoning change for the area where they want to build. In fact, a bill will be discussed this week that may put off the option of building Kearney Regional for two years...or possibly indefinitely. It appears that the future of Kearney Regional is in the hands of the local politicians, and so far they've been playing hot-potato.