CMDS Fayette House
Outline for 2/9/21
General Meeting
Topic: CMDS Fayette House (an Addiction
Treatment Facility)
6040 Harford
Rd, just south of Christopher Ave
Research
by our Zoning Committee from neighborhood meetings and communications with Zoning
& other sources.
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CMDS
= Client Management & Development Services
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The
property is a former nursing home. Current zoning for a Residential Care The facility only permits a maximum of 16 residents without zoning approval.
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CMDS
is applying for a long term in-patient treatment program, (up to 90 days), with
8 patients per room & 104 beds. Walk-in clients will be accepted.
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Zoning
(BMZA) has currently suspended zoning hearings, due to employee limitations,
but they could resume at any time.
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Funding will come primarily from State and Federal programs. This is not
a not for profit.
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The
location is nearby a school zone (Hamilton Elementary/Middle School).
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Westfield
Neighborhood Improvement Association is the impacted association however all
neighborhoods are involved, staying informed of information given.
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The
community has been told this will not be a methadone clinic.
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There
is no ONE-specific treatment program and there is no “standardization program”
like many other drug treatment facilities.
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CMDS
Fayette House & Turning Point (on North Ave): Several references say these two entities are
related yet CMDS administrator states they are not affiliated.
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Westfield
visited the facility with Fayette House administrator & has been in contact
with them however no common grounds have been agreed. An attorney has been secured by Westfield.
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Westfield
has asked for donations from the neighboring associations and/or general public
to help pay for the attorney to represent this case. Their attorney is the same attorney as the Royal
Farms project that was originally slated for Harford Rd next to Harbel.
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Other
neighborhood associations have written & submitted letters of opposition of
this facility. Their concerns include inequity of treatment, inadequate
facility staffing & equitable care & security concerns These letters of
opposition were sent to the BMZA, Council Persons & other applicable
parties. Waltherson Improvement
Association is taking a vote at the next public meeting for the same action.
We at
Waltherson Improvement Association are committed to serving all of our community
and that includes those struggling with addiction. We want to ensure that all
who need help have access to adequate, research-based, equitable care. We are
proposing that we join with our fellow North East neighborhood associations and
oppose this project & submit a letter to the BMZA (and our council people)
to preemptively oppose the permitting of this project.
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