HomeMy WebLinkAboutGMH_Post_11/24/2010 f THE PALM BEACH POST WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2010 3q
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for drug - center
Palm Be B P D PAAOLLO� dicta breaking into homes. building to become a sub- L
Well explain this is ` a stance abuse center,, That
TEQUEs rA A special high -end facility' where meeting would be Feb. 10.
council workshop is`sched- that type of "thing won't The 115,000-square-loot
uled for Dec. 2 to hear a happen," Tumquest said. building was built in 2000
proposal from . Pennsylva- ' The center is aimed to be an assisted -living
nia -based GMH Capital at affluent ' customers center. It later was consid-
Partners to turn an aban- who will stay overnight, ered for condominiums.
doned three -story building Turnquest said. The Betty The building has one- and
into a new Betty Ford -style Ford Center in California . two- bedroom units, a main .
treatment center for drug charges $38,000 for a 60 dining room, a lobby, a
and alcohol abuse. day stay, according to its kitchen with. a walk -in
GMH, a real estate website. freezer and an exercise .
owner and service pro- At the Dec. 9 regular room. It was never ocuu-
vider specializing in council meeting, GMH is ' pied.
acquisitions, bought the scheduled to ask for an GMH is considering
9 -acre property this month. amendment to the village spending -about $20 million
for $3.9 million from Bank code to allow a substance to refurbish the building,
United. ` The salmon- col - abuse treatment center on according to Councilman
ored structure on Old Pi- the property. If approved, Jim Humpage,. Ifapproved,
xie Highway just south of a second reading and ap- construction could start
the water treatment plant, 'proval would be required in the spring. The center
with boarded windows on Jana 13. GMH then could open in 2012, Turn-
and peeling paint, has would be required to win "quest'said.
been vacant-since 2000. council approval for its ®biii_dipaolo ftbpost com
No vote is scheduled for
the Dec. 2 meeting .
"We,want (GMH) to air
out their proposal prior to
the regular monthly meet -
ing," Village Manager Mi-
chael Couzzo said.
Some residents, fear
ful of a substance abuse
treatment facility in their
neighborhood, will oppose
the plan, Councilman Cal -
vin Turnquest said. "Some
will be, afraid of drug ad-