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June 6, 2023 – “You know, get a little legislation going – see what other cities are doing, how it’s working out for them, talk to task force, police officers…,” he explained.

While he and some other committee members said they’ve gotten negative community feedback on a rehab facility planning to open in town, Wallace clarified that this moratorium isn’t specifically about that center. It’s about any facility looking to set up shop.

Plus it’s possible that the moratorium, if put in place, wouldn’t stop that rehab facility from opening.

Belpre Law Director Tom Webster said, “My gut reaction is that I think that there’s nothing that stops them, at this point, from what they’ve already done and keep them from opening.”

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