A LOCAL NON-PROFIT GROUP IS
USING THE CITY'S RECENT DECISION
ON THAT HUFFINE ROAD REQUEST TO
MAKE A NEW CASE FOR THE CITY TO
RECONSIDER A METHADONE CLINIC IN
GRAY.
ETSU AND MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH
ALLIANCE CAN LEGALLY
MOVE FORWARD WITH PLANS TO OPEN.
BUT "CITIZENS TO MAINTAIN GRAY"
SENT A LETTER TO CITY
COMMISSIONERS TODAY ASKING THEM
TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT
THE SITE'S ZONING-- WHICH
CURRENTLY ALLOWS FOR A
METHADONE CLINIC.
SYDNEY CAMERON HAS MORE ON WHY
THE NON-PROFIT
THINKS NOW IS THE RIGHT TIME FOR
IT.
WE ARE PAYING ATTENTION STILL.
PAYING ATTENTION TO EVERY
OPPORTUNITY THAT COULD STOP ETSU
AND MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH
ALLIANCE FROM OPENING AN OPIOID
TREATMENT CENTER IN GRAY.
WE DO NOT LIKE THE IDEA
DANNY SELLS WITH THE NON-PROFIT
"CITIZENS TO MAINTAIN GRAY"
SAYS THEY MAY HAVE FOUND A WAY.
TODAY, THE GROUP EMAILED THIS
LETTER TO JOHNSON CITY
COMMISSIONERS ASKING THEM TO
TAKE A SECOND LOOK AT THE
PROPERTY ZONING FOR THE CLINIC.
WE HAD BEEN WATCHING OVER THE
COURSE OF THE LAST WEEK OR
SO THE ISSUE WITH THE HUFFINE
ROAD ANNEXATION REQUEST.
SELLS IS TALKING ABOUT THIS
PIECE OF LAND OFF HUFFINE ROAD.
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WANTED IT
TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE
CITY FOR A NEW PUBLIC HOUSING
COMPLEX.
I SEE NO POSITIVES WHATSOEVER.
SEVERAL CONCERNED NEIGHBORS
SPOKE OUT AGAINST THE
REQUEST...
NAT--- NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS
AND EVENTUALLY, THE COMMISSION
DENIED IT.
THEY CLEARLY LISTENED TO THE 200
PEOPLE THAT THE PRESS
INDICATED WERE AT THAT MEETING
SELLS SAYS GRAY WANTS THE SAME
TREATMENT-- AND WITH TWO NEW
MEMBERS ON THE COMMISSION THERE
COULD BE A SHIFT IN
VIEWPOINTS.
WE DON'T THINK THAT THEY WOULD
IMMEDIATELY COME BACK AND DO
ANOTHER VOTE BUT MAYBE HAVE A
DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMISSION
ON WHETHER OR NOT THEY OUGHT TO
WHILE SEVERAL COMMISSIONERS TELL
ME THEY STILL HAVE TO LOOK AT
THE LETTER IN-DEPTH---
COMMISSIONER JOE WISE SAYS HE
DOESN'T SEE THE PARALLELS
BETWEEN THE TWO ISSUES AND
THERE'S "NO NEW INFORMATION TO
JUSTIFY" TAKING UP THE GRAY
ISSUE
IF A COMMISSIONER WANTS TO
RECONSIDER THE
ZONING FOR THE CLINIC, THE CITY
SAYS IT WOULD HAVE TO GO BACK
THROUGH NORMAL PROCEDURES--
WHICH INCLUDES A RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND
THREE VOTES ON
THE CITY COMMISSION.
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