Just to think of all the golf balls they might steal ...

Obviously you are unaware of where this proposed facility is going to be located. It is adjacent to a close-knit neighborhood with about 30 small children, bordering four residential properties.

Drug addiction is a disease, lets give the faculity a chance, these patients are in a different stage in thier disease REHAB not DETOX and they are not intereseted in children!!!!!!!

Become better educated and then make your decision. I'm concerned that we as a community do not see that there is already a big drug problem our schools.

Danielle, with respect, you have no idea if a person there is interested in children. Every addict is different and there is no telling what one will do when they are in need of a fix.
Debra, better educated? We have addicts in our family so we have first hand education. Are these facilities needed? Absolutely! But not an "open campus" facility, NEXT DOOR to a neighborhood with the only separation being a 5 foot fence.
Again, this facility is intended for adults, 18 and over, so it will have nothing to do with the drug problems in our schools.

As a professional in the behavioral health field, the following is my take on the meeting in Hillsborough.
The Gen Psych presentation was disingenuous. This facility is not offering anything different than other New Jersey facilities such as Princeton House, Carrier, Seabrook, Sunrise, Endeavor House, and Summit. The length of stay will be the same as the other facilities because they are accepting insurance. Those who are going to pay $30,000 to $40,000 for substance abuse treatment will not be coming to New Jersey. They will generally go to an out of state facility. People who are treated at the residential level of care have failed at the outpatient level of care because they just continue to use drugs despite legal and family consequences. The falsehood presented was that they are treating prescription addicts, not street drugs. Those people who abuse prescription drugs are no longer getting it from a provider but from the street and will use whatever they can get their hands on. They steal from their families, display dangerous behaviors at home and steal from the community in order to support their habit. GenPsych stating they only accept those who are mentally stable is laughable. BTW, the treatment facility can only have knowledge of a patient's criminal background, if the patient signs a release of information . Do you want this facility in a residential area in Hillsborough? I don't.

My addicted relative has stolen from the entire family. The facilities need to be located in an isolated area for everyones safety, including the addicts. The community should not be the victim.

This is very disturbing to me. Is this facility going to part of the down town center? If so, WHY? When is this going to take place?

Mandy: the Planning Board must first determine whether or not the proposed facility is a permitted use in the zone. They can also place conditions on the project as part of that approval. Furthermore, Harding Corona must obtain approvals from the county and other government agencies, as well as a state license. If all goes well for the plan, they think it will e about two years, according to comments by the company's witness at the meeting.

Why can’t Hillsborough attract more desirable businesses than a drug rehab? Why are we even considering placing a risky high volume drug rehab center next to a residential neighborhood, across the street from historical Vanderveer House, and at the “gateway“ to our town center? A drug rehab which will house the severest of addicts. Addicts who could not be cured with Stage 1 or 2 out-patient treatment programs but need intensive care in a lock-away program. It is an insult that this doctor has chosen Hillsborough as the best location for his business. Are we the “suckers” of Somerset county? It is disappointing that our township cannot deliver more positive businesses and programs to it’s residents. It is unacceptable that the planning board is even considering taking a risk like this at the expense of its residents and their children. Attend the next planning board meeting in February and let your appointed planning board members know that you want better for your community than to be sold to the highest bidder. They should have more pride in their township and be selective about who they allow into our community.

Just another bang-up job by Hillsborough’s Business Advocate Gene Strupinsky. What a waste of taxpayers’ dollars he is! Can anyone here tell us what he actually does for a living, outside of sucking down taxpayers’ money? Remember Gene is the one who told us K-Mart wasn’t leaving, and someone was taking over the old Pathmark site sometime early spring 2012. Given his miserable track record, maybe he should become the township’s weather forecaster.