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Resident asks Chilton County to back four‑bed sober‑living house with opioid funds
Summary
A resident urged the Chilton County Commission to use opioid‑abatement funds to start a four‑bed sober‑living house for women, citing local treatment shortfalls and recent arrest statistics; commissioners said they would "look into this."
Ralph, a resident who identified himself during public comment, asked the Chilton County Commission on Sept. 23 to support starting a four‑bed sober‑living house for women with opioid‑abatement funding. "We are asking for the opioid funding to help us start a sober living house for 4 women," he said. He told commissioners there is currently no sober‑living facility for that subgroup in Chilton County.
The request came during the commission's public comment period. Ralph said he and his board visited model programs and met operators including Caroline Potter and staff at a Greenville facility and the Lovelady Center. "I…
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