Drug rehab facility proposed for Jasper Road withdraws application
After a lengthy public hearing on May 15 that ended in the county zoning board delaying a decision on a proposed drug rehab facility at 2601 Jasper Road, the proposal has been withdrawn.
In a June 11 letter to county planning, Mike O’Reilly wrote that Healing the Circle Lodge was withdrawing its special use application that had been submitted on April 30.
County zoning board delays decision on proposed Jasper Road drug rehab, seeking more information
The letter didn’t indicate the reason for the withdrawal or whether the company would continue looking at Great Falls for a future facility site.
The Electric asked O’Reilly if they were continuing to consider Great Falls for a potential chemical dependency rehab site, but have not yet received a response.
O’Reilly was planning to purchase the property at 2601 Jasper and converting it into an intensive inpatient rehab facility with a maximum of 18-beds.
Residential rehab facility planned for Jasper Road
The bulk of the county zoning board’s three and a half-hour long May 15 meeting focused on the proposed Healing the Circle Lodge chemical dependency rehab facility at 2601 Jasper Road.
The board voted to continue their meeting until a future date when the application was completed and signed.
A number of community members spoke in favor of the project, discussing the need for chemical dependency treatment in the area.
Area neighbors spoke in opposition to the project, citing concerns about traffic and safety.
The county zoning board of adjustment is scheduled to consider the application withdrawal during their June 19 meeting.
