To: Mayor Dan Bianchi and Christine Yon, Ward 1 Councilwoman
Keep Methadone Clinics out of Residential Neighborhoods
We are against a Methadone Clinic being established in any residential neighbor in the City of Pittsfield. We are against a Methadone Clinic being established in a school zone in the City of Pittsfield.
Why is this important?
With 150 addicts visiting a Methadone Clinic every morning between 6:30 & 8:30 when children are walking to school, we are trying to convince the Mayor to find a site in another area. Not in a residential area withing 1/4 mile to an elementary school, a middle school and a high school. Spectrum Health, we've been told, can go anywhere they want, no matter the zoning, because they are an "educational facility" and don't have to abide by the zoning laws the rest of the citizens of Pittsfield have to follow. 8 parking places for a building with 2 apartments and 2 offices would not be allowed for anyone else.
Children play all around the designated building and they should not be exposed to this. We need to keep our children and neighbors safe. Please help by signing this petition.