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Heated public hearing on proposed supervised reentry/sober-living residence draws supporters and opponents in Pickens County
Summary
An applicant seeking to use a Henderson Mountain-area property for accountability-court–linked supervised reentry housing faced sustained public comment; opponents cited neighborhood compatibility, lack of state licensing and safety/response concerns, while recovery advocates and residents in long-term recovery urged the board to consider the program's benefits.
An application to use a Pickens County property for supervised reentry and sober-living tied to an accountability-court program prompted lengthy public comment and sharply contrasting testimony at a county hearing.
Applicant John Geyer described the proposal as a structured transitional residence for men in accountability court, saying residents would have jobs, transportation, curfews, regular drug testing and 24-hour camera surveillance. "This is just an opportunity for them to have somewhere to go to transition so they can work and save money," Geyer told the board.
Opponents, many of them…
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