Broome County is moving forward with plans to develop a drug treatment and rehabilitation center at the former Broome Developmental Center in the Town of Dickinson.
The Broome County Legislature takes up the proposal calling for accepting New York State funding to open a drug treatment and rehabilitation facility at the Broome Developmental Center.
A packed crowd for a public hearing in the Broome County legislative chambers on plans for a drug treatment facility to be located at the former Broome Developmental Center in the Town of Dickinson shows overwhelming support for the project.
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar is asking the Legislature to accept New York State funding to open a drug treatment center at the former Broome Developmental Center.
The New York State Joint Senate Task Force on Heroin and Opioid Addiction is adding more public forums to gather more information on the rampant drug problem in the state.