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Treatment facility unveiled Only drug rehabilitation campus in Clinton County opens for business
help locally could make all the difference for people struggling with addiction. “With addiction, people often go back and forth all the time when they’re ready to get help,” Croy told The Sun. “Part of the problem with having to go so far is the transportation, or on their route, they decide not to (get help) anymore. “So for them to be able to say, ‘You know what, I can go 15 minutes from here and get the help I need,’ it will be a game-changer for the region.”
By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
SCHUYLER FALLS | After years of negotiations, meetings, planning sessions and at least one late-night phone call from a state Senator, a new drug rehabilitation facility in Schuyler Falls opened last week. The new residential detox and rehabilitation facility, home to 18 withdrawal and stabilization beds, is the only in-patient option of its kind in Clinton County. Where before drug addicts had to travel to Potsdam, Albany or Schenectady for treatment, there will now be a local option. According to Jared Croy, a clinical supervisor at the new facility and recovering addict himself, having that access to
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The new rehab facility was built with approximately $3.5 million in funding through the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), and will be sustained through $720,000 in annual funding from the state, according to a news release from OASAS. Run by the Champlain Valley Family Center (CVFC), the campus at 516 Norrisville Rd. is the former home of the staterun Adirondack Residential Center, a youth rehabilitation and education center. The land was under the jurisdiction of the state Department of Environmental Conservation. “The new location will provide critical
resources and services to people seeking help for addiction,” OASAS Commissioner Arlene González-Sánchez said in a statement. “With the opening of this facility, more people in the North Country will be able to receive the help that they need, be connected to treatment, and get on the path towards a life of recovery.” The state has allocated over $200 million in this year’s fiscal budget to combat the opiate epidemic, pouring funds into prevention, recovery and drug treatment services. “The Champlain Valley Family Center Recovery Campus builds on our efforts to fund programs and services across the state to combat the opioid epidemic that continues to impact our communities. We are continuing to provide the services and resources New Yorkers need to live healthier and safer lives,” said Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul, co-chair of the state Heroin and Opioid Abuse Task Force. It was back in January that CVFC Executive Director Connie Wille announced the facility had released a request for bids to construct a new addiction treatment center in Schuyler Falls. At the time, a late-summer opening was predicted. » Rehab Cont. on pg. 2
Voters head to the polls for the midterm elections on Nov. 6. INSIDE THIS WEEK’S EDITION: Interviews with state Sen. Betty Little (R-Queensbury) and her Democratic opponent, Emily Martz. IN ADDITION: We speak with Democratic candidate Tedra Cobb, which closes out our in-depth interviews with candidates for New York’s 21st Congressional District. Visit us at suncommunitynews.com for ongoing coverage of state, local and federal races, including returns on Election Night.
With reserves dwindling, Schuyler Falls plans double-digit tax hike
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After years of flat taxes, town seeks to increase tax levy By Elizabeth Izzo STA FF W RITER
SCHUYLER FALLS | After nearly a decade of paying down residents’ taxes with money from the town’s reserves, Schuyler Falls is running out of cash. To keep the town’s operations fully funded, local officials are seeking to increase taxes by 78.5 percent. If the preliminary budget for 2019 is adopted,
residents are projected to see their taxes rise from $1.56 per $1,000 in assessed value this year, one of the lowest tax rates in the county, to $2.68 per $1,000 next year, excluding special districts. For a person whose home is assessed at $100,000 that would amount to a tax increase of $112, from $156 to $268. » Tax hike Cont. on pg. 4
Through the eyes of a cow Temple Grandin tells how she turned a disability into an asset By Tim Rowland STA FF W RITER
BEEKMANTOWN | Temple Grandin has no problem acknowledging that, as a person with autism, she sees the world through the eyes of a cow.
And true to course, what we have been trained to think of as a disability could have sharply diminished Grandin’s life. Except that she refused to let it. Instead, Grandin turned her “disability” on its head and used it as the foundation of a remarkable career, to the degree today she is considered one of the world’s premier animal behaviorists. Her clients range from dairy barns to major feedlots to McDonald’s — anyone, in fact, who has an interest in getting a cow or a steer from Point A to Point B with a minimum of stress. » Grandin Cont. on pg. 3
Animal behaviorist Temple Grandin drew several hundred people to Beekmantown High School. Photo by Tim Rowland
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