News

City juvenile facility plan questioned at meeting

THIS ARCHITECTURAL RENDERING approximates how the exterior of the secure facility for youth in crisis proposed for a Comfort Hill site in Vergennes would look. Image courtesy of Duncan Wisniewski Architecture and ReArch Company

A June 5 gathering of about 40 city residents and officials at the Vergennes Opera House heard leaders of the Department for Children and Families and the Department of Buildings and General Services make the case for siting a locked facility for “justice involved” youth in crisis on Comfort Hill in Vergennes.

We’re so glad you’re interested in this content! Please understand that in order for us to be able to fund high quality reporters covering local news, we need the help of paying subscribers and readers.

For full access to this story and all online content, please log in or subscribe to the Addison Independent.


More News
News

State restricts new superintendent hires to one-year

As the Addison Northwest School District gets the search for a new superintendent underway … (read more)

News

United Way sets $800,000 fundraising goal

Donors can also give through UWAC’s “365 Business Circle,” payroll deduction, stock gifts … (read more)

News

U.S. Navy docks at Maritime Museum

For the first time, the Maritime Museum hosted “U.S. Navy Week,” which brought Navy offici … (read more)

Share this story: