Cedar Recovery has eyed the space at 1805 Burgess Falls Road, a space shared with Elite Sports Training (EST), since it decided to make a move to the county
“In an effort to keep everyone updated on the proposed methadone clinic approved by the State to come to Putnam County, I wanted to make certain that everyone knows we have not given up the fight,” said Putnam County Mayor Randy Porter.
He is speaking on the County’s most recent effort to keep Cedar Recovery of Middle Tennessee, LLC (CR) from opening a proposed Methadone clinic in Putnam county. The County recently filed suit in Putnam County Chancery Court arguing that CR’s application doesn’t meet state health standards.
“At the end of August, after a three-hour meeting and a large number of Putnam Countians, including myself, speaking in opposition, the Tennessee Health Facilities Board (THFB) voted 6-2 to allow a proposed methadone clinic by Cedar Recovery to proceed,” says Porter.
Porter says the county filed the suit to “review the proceedings of the Board in the hopes that this decision might be reversed.”
The petition states the location is not beneficial to CR’s customer base, the Upper Cumberland doesn’t have a big enough need and that Cedar Recovery has not shown enough success in stopping addiction through the distribution of Methadone. Need, quality and consumer or patient advantage are the criteria the commission had to consider, according to state statute.
CR has eyed the space at 1805 Burgess Falls Road, a space shared with Elite Sports Training (EST), since it decided to make a move to the county after failing to gain traction in both Rickman and Cookeville. EST offers professional level training to young athletes. The facility offers weight training, multiple batting practice tents and other tools to help young athletes improve. The building is also near a day care, a church and what will be the new Parkview school.
Methadone is a schedule 2 drug, same as hydrocodone.
Porter wants citizens to understand that the fight is not over, and that the county will use every tool at its disposal to stop the clinic from opening.
“We will continue to explore all options that may be available in order to keep our county as safe as it possibly can be,” said Porter.
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