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Nonprofit seeks to buy former "Children of People" property; opioid-abatement funds discussed as partial support
Summary
A local recovery nonprofit told commissioners it wants to buy the former Children of People property, rehabilitate a sound building for office and recovery services, and seek funding including opioid-abatement committee support to cover part of the purchase and demolition of an on-site derelict house.
Representatives of a local nonprofit told the General Operations Committee Monday they are interested in buying the county-owned parcel at 117 E. Winchester Street (the former “Children of People” property) to convert part of the site into recovery services and supportive housing.
Megan Griffith, representing the Sumner Prevention Coalition, described plans to relocate the coalition’s office to the larger building on the parcel, to open meeting space for recovery groups and to install a naloxone vending machine for 24/7 access to overdose-reversal medication. She said the nonprofit would provide after-hours space for Alcoholics Anonymous and…
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