A special use permit for a substance use disorder treatment facility was approved 7-0 May 29 by the Unified Government Commission.
The substance use treatment facility will be a building inside the Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Village at 6711 State Ave.
Mirror Inc. of Newton, Kan., will run the center, according to Beverly Metcalf, the organization’s president, who appeared at the UG meeting.
According to officials, the Salvation Army had provided similar services at this location since 2007.
Metcalf said Mirror operates programs in 16 to 18 communities in Kansas, including 22 locations in those communities.
A number of people spoke in favor of the project, while no one spoke against it. A person who worked for community corrections for a number of years said it was important to have a place in Wyandotte County where clients can be treated. Wyandotte County has had to send many clients to Topeka or Johnson County previously, she said.
Also, the current wait time is very long for services, she said, which adds to the time that some clients are spending in jail, with the county paying the jail costs.
In other action, the commission approved an ordinance that would allow up to $34 million in taxable industrial revenue bonds to be issued for the Village West Apartments project, Northpoint Development. According to UG documents, the 306-unit project is nearing completion, and the developer has met all the performance goals in the development agreement. Repayment of the bonds is entirely the responsibility of the developer, according to UG documents.