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Article: Ellsworth OKs methadone clinic moratorium
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- March 20, 2007
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ELLSWORTH - City officials on Monday bought themselves six months
to come up with an ordinance structure to accommodate methadone
clinics, in the event a provider decides to come calling.
In a unanimous vote that followed minimal discussion, Ellsworth
city councilors decided to adopt an emergency 180-day moratorium on
methadone treatment facilities.
"It was brought to our attention by staff that our current
ordinances were silent on the placement of such facilities," said
City Council Chairman Gary Fortier, who sponsored the request.
While a provider has not formally brought plans to Ellsworth, City
Manager Stephen Gunty acknowledged that he had been approached
casually in recent months.
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