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An angry group of neighbors turned out in force to speak out against state plans to locate a secure youth treatment facility in town, saying it posed a safety risk to the community and the town lacked adequate resources and infrastructure to accommodate it.
NEWBURY, Vt. — It was billed as a “listening session,” and the listeners got an earful.An angry group of Newbury residents turned out in force Tuesday evening to speak out against plans by the state to locate a secure youth treatment facility in town,...
I am writing to express my disappointment with your recent reporting on the proposed Covered Bridge juvenile detention center proposed in Newbury. Your reporting fails to identify two important arguments why the proposed site at 487 Stevens Place in Newbury is not at all appropriate for this facility. 1) The proposed site is over 22 miles from the St. Johnsbury State Police barracks, which will be responsible for providing police services for the facility. How is that acceptable for a detention center? 2) The access to the proposed site from Route 302 (Leighton Hill Road to Fish Pond Road to
“It’s clear that the proposed facility is a detention center first, and any mental health services they offer are secondary. We hope the Supreme Court can see through this clear perversion of statute by the state in an attempt to circumvent the laws and will of the people.”
NEWBURY, Vt. — A decision rendered Tuesday in the Environmental Division of the Vermont Superior Court reverses the Newbury Development Review Board’s denial of a permit for a proposed youth detention center in town.The decision may pave the way for a...