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ERTH urges county to extend Big Oak Peer Center operations as closure looms
Summary
The East Region Town Hall voted 5-0 to ask Behavioral Health for an extension after the Big Oak Peer Center announced it will close June 2 because of budget changes; a local group hopes to form a nonprofit to preserve services and food distribution.
The East Region Town Hall (ERTH) voted unanimously to ask Lake County Behavioral Health for an extension to keep the Big Oak Peer Center open after staff reported the center will close June 2, 2026, due to budget changes.
David Ables, the peer support lead, told the council the center is scheduled to close on June 2 and described initial plans for a proposed nonprofit, Kindred Spirits Lake…
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