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CARS opens local treatment site; county and providers flag transportation, staffing challenges
Summary
Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS) opened a site in January 2025 with capacity for up to 100 clients; presenters told the Cortland County SUD Subcommittee that many residents have travelled outside the county for care and that Medicaid transport and staffing remain challenges as CARS hires a permanent program director.
Cayuga Addiction Recovery Services (CARS) officially opened a Cortland-area treatment site in January 2025 with a reported capacity of up to 100 clients, Brad Walworth told the Cortland County Substance Use Disorder Subcommittee on March 5.
Walworth said many Cortland residents have been seeking services outside the county and that Medicaid transportation issues and staffing constraints are limiting immediate access. He said CARS is in the process of hiring a permanent program director and asked for increased county collaboration to expand services locally.
Subcommittee members welcomed the new capacity but noted operational challenges remain before the program can meet local demand. The minutes record the presentation but do not specify a timeline for filling the program-director role or immediate changes to Medicaid transportation arrangements.
The presentation was recorded in the meeting minutes (SEG 009). The subcommittee did not vote on specific funding or contractual commitments during the meeting; follow-up coordination was described as planned between county staff and CARS.
