Montgomery Township doesn't seem to have a problem with its school system or family friendly environment and yet...they have Carrier Clinic.

Carrier Clinic is no where near any of Montgomery schools nor is it near any residential neighborhoods. In fact, it was intentionally placed in an area that had very little development.

When Carrier was founded in 1910 "to establish and maintain a colony for the care and treatment of sick persons, and particularly for the care and treatment of nervous and mental diseases and also all allied diseases" it was placed in an area convenient to transportation. I was probably a fairly radical concept as there was a lot of misunderstanding about psychiatric problems...unlike today.

Most of the businesses that you mention pre-date the proposed downtown design which came about due to the bypass changing the Route 206 environment.

Not to over-engage, but I disagree with you... the storage facility at Hillsborough Rd., the new car wash further down 206, the strip mall at Raider Blvd, Lowes/Kohls, Chase and TD banks... I believe these were all built after the "plan" was in place. Don't get me wrong, you people all have a more serious debate going, but this constant evolution of rt 206 into US-1 is something I have been complaining about for years.

But there is absolutely no guarantee that they won't be treating patients who may be deleterious to the neighborhood that this facility borders no matter what their stated goals are to get the facility built. Once it is in place, all bets are off. An inspection once every two years is hardly a detriment for them to bend the rules.

Fred, many of the residents who spoke last night plainly felt that their own family members would never need this type of treatment.

There was also no discussion of the jobs brought into Hillsborough, the services that could be supplied by local businesses, and taxes that this facility would pay.

Here are a whole list of patient reviews of GenPsych's CEO, Dr. Odunlami.
Everyone that I could find. If you read them, you may ask yourself "is this the kind of medical professional you would want to run a substance abuse clinic within 75 feet of your children?"

Patient Reviews For Dr. Odunlami
Read more: http://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Henry_Odunlami/reviews#ixzz2DdohhCC2

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James T | Odunlami's Patients = Test Subjects Sep 28th, 2012
At first he will act like he is your best friend, but only so he can gain your trust and raise your medications to dangerously high doses. After you are pumped so full of meds that you can barely move or speak, he will blame you incessantly for your own mental problems. This man should not be allowed to interact with human beings, let alone those with mental disabilities.

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Vitals Guest Sep 5th, 2012
Didn't give any insight into my condition (depression), but I was there primarily to get meds. I mentioned having sleep problems and Dr. Odunlami's solution was "Just go to bed." Nice guy, but not very perceptive.

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Vitals Guest | Unfprofessional Aug 11th, 2011
I've never seen a medical office run with so little regard to the well-being of patients.Not sure how you can call yourself a mental health professional while performing your job so unprofessionally.

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Vitals Guest | Don't get treated by him Feb 27th, 2011
Never.

additional reviews.. too many characters:

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Vitals Guest Jul 19th, 2010
hard to get hold of him and when you get to see him he will spend no more than 10 minutes with you prescribe some meds and good by

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Vitals Guest | Intrusive, invasive mailing to demented patient Jun 26th, 2010
I was caregiver and medical representative with power of attorney for my husband suffering from dementia and other problems, who required residence in a nursing home. Though not informed, I noted a "consultation" by Dr. Odunlami in the Medicare charges for 9/19/2008. Today, 06/26/2010, the mail brought a letter addressed to my husband, offering one of those stimulus machine treatments for depression. He claims this machine is the only available noninvasive treatment without drugs for depression. Absolutely untrue. Psychotherapy ("talk therapy") is known to be effective for some. Dr. Odunlami has no business directly asking a patient incapable of giving informed consent to submit to a private series of treatments. What makes him think my husband is an appropriate candidate? MY HUSBAND HAS BEEN DEAD FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. Clearly, the name came from the nursing home consultation. Even if my husband were still alive, a physician's sales pitch to our home for private treatments is, in my opinion, unethical. unethical.

Vitals Guest | Unprofessional Apr 20th, 2010
At the second visit, Dr. Odunlami asked why we were there, and rushed us through the appointment. Then, a tratment issue arose, and despite my repeated attempts to speak with him, Dr. Odunlami would not take my call, or return my call. The office assistant I spoke with stated several times that she would have him call me, but he never did.

BAF, you are correct bringing up the traffic question. Their traffic expert should be testifying at the next hearing. The proposal has their drive exiting onto 206, not the cul-de-sac. I believe the neighbors would make more headway concentrating on concerns like traffic.

RE: Patient Reviews.
I see that someone has also printed these patient reviews on the facebook page created by the neighborhood in question : Hillsborough Residents for a Safe & Drug-Free Community.
I also notice that no discussion has been presented as to explain why anyone would want this individual to front a business that would care for addicted individuals. Forget ratables, forget community issues and nuisances to the surrounding neighborhood, forget any idea that people may be inconvenienced or emotionally harmed by the presence of this facility; just ask "would you trust your treatment to this individual or put your family member into this facility?" How would you answer this?

Answering a question Ms. Jungels said that if a family member needed their services it would be available locally. Did you notice how many people snickered?

Ms. Jungels used the term professionals, yes, but she also repeatedly explained that she was referring to high functioning addicts.

Who cares where the patients live? Medical facilities don't generally turn you down or accept you based on where you live.

That property has been for sale for years. Did you suggest it as Green Acres or Open Space? Did any of you try to purchase it? If your family had it up for sale what type of buyers would you have accepted?