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Details On Public Information Meeting For Guilford Methadone Clinic
The meeting will serve as a chance for community members to learn more about the clinic proposed in Guilford.
GUILFORD, CT — APT Foundation, which is set to run the methadone clinic coming to 439 Boston Post Road, will hold an informational meeting for the community on Tuesday, Feb. 27 at the Nathaniel B. Greene Community Center.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. First Selectman Matt Hoey said last week that the APT Foundation will discuss their hours of operation, the potential clients who would use the facility, traffic impacts, and issues related to security. There will also be a question and answer session.
"They are willing to talk to our community to try and take out some of the uncertainties and some of the fears related to the opening of that facility. I look forward to hearing their comments," Hoey said.
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The Board of Selectmen last week essentially denied a petition from the community looking to halt the building at 439 Boston Post Road, the former site of Play Cafe.
Before Tuesday's informational session from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., residents will be able to sign two new "adjourned referendum" petitions in the Leete Room at the Community Center, according to Dave Holman, a resident who has been outspoken against the clinic and who helped spearhead the creation of the petitions.
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The petitions will call for the existing Guilford Planning & Zoning ordinances to be amended to require that an addiction clinic can be located no closer than 500 feet from any residence or 1,000 feet from any school or daycare facility, and that town officials should immediately enter into discussions with the APT Foundation to relocate this methadone clinic to a more appropriate location in Guilford, Holman said in an email.
Additionally, Holman said there will be an ethics complaint for residents to sign against Hoey, who has supported the facility and what its services could mean for residents in the Guilford area.
The APT Foundation could open the 4,093-square-foot outpatient clinic in July or August, Hearst CT previously reported. Regular health care services will also be offered.
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