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Residents urge Washington County to enforce fire and health rules at Eagle Crest Recovery site
Summary
Multiple residents told the Quorum Court they are concerned Eagle Crest Recovery, an inpatient substance‑use treatment facility, has operated without required fire sprinklers and adequate septic approvals and urged the court to uphold conditional‑use permitting and wait for an attorney‑general opinion before acting.
Several residents used the citizen‑comment period to press the Quorum Court to uphold conditional‑use permitting and insist on fire‑safety and health‑department compliance for Eagle Crest Recovery, which neighbors and commenters described as operating as a commercial inpatient treatment facility in a rural zone.
Charles McKinney told the court federal law does not prohibit a county from requiring a conditional‑use permit (CUP) for a commercial treatment facility and argued Eagle Crest is a commercial…
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