TIME FOR THE SERENITY PRAYER? –
March 22, 2023 – These Alcoholics Anonymous meetings help citizens of the community get and stay sober. Addiction is a huge problem in society and in our community. The Town of Lady Lake lets Alcoholics Anonymous use this building at a nominal rate to help its citizens with addiction problems. These meetings have saved countless lives,” said the Villager, who Villages-News.com has agreed not to name due to the anonymous nature of the organization.
“Other communities in the area (and around the globe) support Alcoholics Anonymous groups. The Town of Leesburg for example leases Alcoholics Anonymous an entire building called The Last House on the Block at 1339 Neely Drive, Leesburg for $10 a year for meetings,” he added.
In addition, the town wants to start enforcing a rule that one group could not repeatedly use the same meeting spot on successive Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. However, the Villager representing AA said when there has been a conflict, which has rarely happened, the group has surrendered the location and met elsewhere.
The AA group has appealed several times to the commissioners, but Monday night commissioners voted 3-2 against the group.
The commissioners clearly agonized over the vote and all said they support the concept of AA.
