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Show New Panel To Review Alcohol, Drug Plans FARM1NGTON - A panel to review new alcohol and drug prevention education plans has been formed in the county. SET UP as part of changes implemented through passage of increased beer taxes for education and prevention programs, prog-rams, County Com. Harry Gcrlach has informed the mental men-tal health advisory board the group covers the various areas of taxpayer representation. The committee includes Richard Youngbcrg, the director direc-tor of adult and youth corrections in the county; Brent Argylc, South Davis f ire District fire chief; Vcrn Smith, of the mental health non-profit corporation; Sheriff Brant Johnson and Asst. Supt. (iayle Stevenson from the Davis School District. ALSO APPOINTED arc Dell Jean Cook, former county FLA regional president now in the state post and Carolyn Ferguson, representing a family or taxpayer from Boun-tiful. Boun-tiful. Just under $KK), (KK) will be available for alcohol and drug prevention programs while $45, 8(H) will go to the Davis Schools for an alcohol and drug education program. THE NEAR $I(X),(XX) isn't for treatment, Mr. Gcrlach emphasized, as is provided by Davis County Mental Health, but "primarily for education purposes. I personally personal-ly feel anything we can do to counteract the advertising our young and adults arc reading and seeing in the media" is useful, he said. Privalc providers will be allowed to bid for those funds with one stipulation. "Any private provider who bids will also have to stipulate thai he will care for the low income, indegents. We feel the responsibility of providing services to the poor should be spread around into the privalc sector. "TO MAKE it fair and equitable, if the public sector must serve them under strict state guidelines, we feel the private" should too. No bid dale has been set although a July I start-up dale had been previously anticipated. I he plan has been sent lo stale social service officials for review with the county menial health advisory board "pretty favorable" to program prog-ram possibilities. |
