SUBSTANCE ABUSE CENTER POORLY PLANNED

The Bureau of Indian Affairs wants to purchase 32 acres of land in
the east Oroville foothills, residential property, for an Indian
Youth Substance Abuse Center, a level III medically monitored
in-patient facility for patients who have severe difficulty or impairment.

However, this beautiful wooded residential area located on a narrow
rural street, is adjacent to a 7-acre medical marijuana farm and is a
good example of government's poor planning. The patients should not
be near any marijuana or drugs.

This type of facility in another section of the United States is
usually located in rural remote areas (even when it is on an Indian
reservation).

The patients will come from all over the West Coast and as far away
as Alaska. They may or may not be criminals; however, they are
certainly an escape or flight risk.

We have to stop this purchase from happening. The facility should be
placed in a more remote rural area with better street access.

Should you have questions, e-mail gary.ball@ihs.gov or call
916-930-3981, ext. 342, or attend a meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 14 at
Foothill Community Church, 2475 Foothill Blvd.

- - Wade McCarthy, Oroville