NEW FROM THE NORTHERN WESTCHESTER EXAMINER: BATTLE OVER NEARBY PROPOSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY IN CORTLANDT INTENSIFIES (QUAKER RIDGE)

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NEW FROM THE NORTHERN WESTCHESTER EXAMINER: BATTLE OVER PROPOSED SUBSTANCE ABUSE FACILITY IN CORTLANDT INTENSIFIES 

For those following the Hudson Hills situation, this is the cover story of 7/6-7/12, 2021 edition.  It may eventually be posted online at  https://www.theexaminernews.com/ but at the present time is not.

Let it suffice to say that the nearby to the village proposed for Quaker Ridge has been consistently opposed by the neighbors--who "have stood their ground".  There have been concerns about water pressure--among others---and how such a facility will affect the community.  

This is a very lengthy article.  The paper is FREE and can be found in numerous locations throughout the area.

In the meantime, two of the background articles at the links below:

----Substance Abuse Hospital Plans to Proceed Despite Court Defeat, July 14, 2016 Rick Pezzullo...A nine-month moratorium imposed by the Cortlandt Town Board last year that temporarily stalled a proposed luxury substance abuse hospital survived a legal challenge. Acting State Supreme Court Justice Robert Neary ruled on June 21 that the board’s action...Read more at https://www.theexaminernews.com/substance-abuse-hospital-plans-to-proceed-despite-court-defeat/

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---Plans for Substance Abuse Disorder Hospital in Cortlandt Blocked...February 16, 2016...A plea to allow a planned specialty hospital to treat individuals suffering from substance use disorder to move forward in Cortlandt fell on deaf ears last week. For the second time, the Cortlandt Town Board unanimously approved a moratorium on...read more at https://www.theexaminernews.com/plans-for-substance-abuse-disorder-hospital-in-cortlandt-blocked/