Discussion about a first-of-its-kind in
West Virginia drug-alcohol stand alone treatment center was taken off the
Kanawha County Commission meeting agenda Thursday night after the group said it
now plans to have community meetings.
Those with the T-Center were set to
appear before the commission and talk about possibly obtaining a $200,000
allocation as seed money but that’s now on hold.
The T-Center idea now finds itself in a
controversy after the Kanawha County Board of Education donated property for
the center near Capital
High School
County commissioner Dave Hardy said the
situation needs addressed.
“You never want to have a project of
this magnitude tainted at the beginning by controversy,” Hardy said. “This
community needs to understand the project, needs to support it. It’s something
that needs to be embraced by everyone.”
Hardy said he’s afraid some residents
are reacting negatively to the T-Center without full information. The T-Center
announced it would be scheduling some public meetings.
“If the project becomes tainted it
won’t have the support it needs,” Hardy said.
The county school board may take up the
issue again. Hardy said the county commission doesn’t need to get involved
right now.
“The commission certainly doesn’t want
to get in the middle of a controversy between the school board and Capital
High,” he said.
