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Show I Board Approwa! I0MBSELBERG yj i! facili,y shouw . ,'tnear Review iSFUL facility 1 1 :1curr er, derations ' JSt rented tAl ff1 cost an esti-11 esti-11 IJtl" 1 Dnve' That 7 W'Msand some 'Cr8rs- Mental , yi lor Russell Wil- le $70,000 ' :ftVwill include lnterfacewith pa tients in the 16-bed alcohol and drug facility on Robins Drive, known as a comprehensive treatment unit. IF ALL goes as planned, construction could be started at both sites within two months with completion by fall, he says, noting drawings are expected ex-pected back from the architect within a week. Construction is moving more quickly than normal nor-mal on many smaller projects because larger firms are bidding bid-ding on such projects due to the tight economic market, Dr. Williams adds. Plans were laid for the project pro-ject a year ago, with financing through bonding under authorization author-ization of a buidling authority that has been set up. Legal problems, due to litigation that has been under way in Ogden relating to the Ben Lomond Hotel, there, slowed up progress, prog-ress, he says. THE AUTHORITY has been assigned an "A" rating vs. the county's "AA, but both are "very good," Dr. Williams notes, indicating the bank has given the project a "number one priority. The arrangement will also include transferring of housing payments pay-ments due on the Alcohol Recovery Re-covery Center in Clearfield through the authority, as well. The Layton facility will be built in conjunction with state social service agencies and Dr. Williams says "the state is progressing" on their plans but added "they need to decide if they want to proceed.' SIMILAR PROJECTS have been completed in Price, Blanding and Bngham City. Originally, a new home was earmarked for the central office in Farmington but that has been moved down the priority list, Dr. Williams says, because it would primarily include in-clude administrative functions. func-tions. It would also have included in-cluded state social services agencies in a joint project. "I DON'T think the new facilities fa-cilities will change treatment," treat-ment," Dr. Williams emphasizes, empha-sizes, indicating he feels treatment treat-ment will be more accessible to some residents with a slight increase in-crease in use possible due to facility-related publicity. Although new quarters may be in the offering, staff remains at 53 five under the level approved six years ago, with the director noting staff continues con-tinues to work beyond normal working hours to meet needs. |