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Neighborhood opposed to sober living community for 50 men

The Stag House? –

Feb. 14, 2019 – New Points is building “the world’s first Sober Living Community built ground-up specifically for the recovery process,” according to its website, www.newspoints.org. Five buildings, approved by the county as single-family homes, are in various stages of construction on 2.5 acres on Ogden Court, just off the intersection of Wheel Road and Route 24. “We’re not comfortable that these have been built in our neighborhood without talking to our neighbors,” said Karli Bain, who lives near the community. “We’ve had no input on this, no notification, and that makes us uncomfortable.”

The single-family homes being there are what was applied for and approved by the county, a county government spokesperson said. A recovery residence in Maryland must be certified by the Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration; according to its website. New Points does not operate any recovery residences in Harford County. Requests for comment from New Point’s executive director, Warrie Boyd, were not returned Wednesday or Thursday.

Full Story @ BaltimoreSun.com

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