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Loomis adopts interim ban on syringe service program amid public-safety concerns
Summary
The Loomis Town Council voted unanimously to adopt a 45-day interim urgency ordinance prohibiting establishment, operation or participation in a syringe services program in town while staff and counsel review legal questions and the applicant’s state review proceeds. Supporters cited public-safety and litter concerns; opponents argued the service provides health benefits.
The Loomis Town Council on a unanimous roll call vote adopted an interim urgency ordinance that temporarily prohibits the establishment, operation or participation in a syringe service program in the town while county and state processes continue.
Town Manager Wes introduced the item as a response to an application filed by Safer Alternatives through Networking and Education (SANE) with the California Department of Public Health. Wes said the applicant estimates the program could distribute about “200,000 syringes annually” across southwest Placer County and that the town needs to consider local public-health, visual-resource and disposal impacts while the state reviews that application.
Lieutenant Tyndall, speaking for…
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