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City Council OKs $100 million drug treatment center in Northeast Philly

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Mayor Cherelle Parker’s first city budget since she took office in January is moving toward final approval, with few surprises — other than a new plan for a more than $100 million drug treatment center in Northeast Philadelphia.

The mayor said on Thursday that existing cottages on a city-owned property on State Road, next to Philadelphia’s jails, are already being rehabilitated and two new buildings will be constructed. The facility will reportedly have space to house and treat more than 600 people.

The project will support Parker’s effort to tamp down the open-air fentanyl market in Kensington and provide care for people in addiction, including potentially hundreds who are currently living on the neighborhood’s streets.

The plan apparently replaces the mayor’s earlier proposal to create multiple “triage centers” for drug users around the city.

Read full report at BillyPenn.com

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