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"Signed to councilox ]me 26, 2000
CITY OF BANGOR
TITLE.) Resolve, Restating and Etdending the portion of the City of Bangor in Regard to Locating a
Methadone Clinic in Bangor.
By me oty courAw of me Gly ofAW .-
RESOLVED
We hereby reaffirm the po about of the City Coundl as outlined in Council Resolves W148, 00-149, and
0 150, passed and approved on March 27, 2000.
Be It Further Resolved, that:
1. The City Council is disturbed that Information on the proposal to umblish a mediations clink in the
City of Bangor has not bean made public in a timely fashion, [hat Information which has been
provided is often Inadequate, incomplete, or contradictory.
2. We rail upon all of the mornbers of this community and region to reject all efforts to divide us on
this issue and urge all interested local perdu to join together in a constructive dialogue on how
we, as a community, wish to address this problem. We befievs that this dialogue cannot move
forward under the threat of unilateral action by the Sate of Maine. To counter this, we specifically
call on Acadia Hospital and Eastern Maine Healthcare W call upon the State to defer the siting of a
methadone clinic in Ne City of Bangor at this tlme and to join in our efforts to develop a multi-
faceted response to the threat of opiate addiction.
3. We request that the Board of Directors of Easthm Maine Healthcare and Acadia Hospital, or a
significant subset of these groups, agree to meet with the CRy Council W open direct
communicabors and allow us to share our contents chatty with them.
4. We support the efforts of the Council Chair of the City of Bangor to represent the Council and the
admits of Bangor in discussions of this issue with both represantatlws of the State of Maine and
Acadia Hospital/Eastem Maim HealBfca e. -
5. We express our confidence that the Council Chair and City staff will continueW represent the
concerns and portions of the City Council,
6. We support efforts of the Coundl Chair and City Staff M Insure that the issues surrounding opiate
addiction and treatment are publicly presented and discussed and support home efforts, through
I forums or presentations, to fuller public education on these Issues.
IN CITY Co0BC11.
Jose 26. 2000
Introduced Boder suspension of the
Rules
Motion for Passage Made 6 Seconded
Councilor Crowley abstained from
discussion add sate
Vote; 8 yes. I Abstaining
Cwneilors votidg yes: Robe.
Baldacci, BLochette. Parnham,
Palmer. Rebase. Tremble 6
varaamis
Counsellor abstaining: Crowley
Passed
00-271
RESOLVE
T➢k. Restating and Extending the Position
of the City of Bangor is Regard to
Locating a Methadone Clinic in Bangor
Assigned to
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