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Biloxi council delays decision on security measures for methadone clinic, asks staff to confer with owners
Summary
After public comments and council debate, the Biloxi City Council voted to table a proposal to require a six-foot chain-link perimeter fence at a methadone clinic and asked staff to meet with clinic operators and planning officials before returning the item in one week.
The Biloxi City Council on an undated meeting delayed action on a proposal to require a six-foot chain-link perimeter fence and other security measures at a methadone clinic, voting to table the item for one week so staff can meet with clinic operators and planning and police officials.
Neighbors and several council members raised concerns about activity near the clinic during public comment and the council’s policy discussion. Jared Foster, a resident of 425 Cove Drive, told the council the matter raised due-process questions about how hearings were handled and quoted a U.S. Supreme Court precedent, saying in part that “not only is a biased…
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