Rescue Coalition seeks funding from beer, wine proceeds
Robbinsville –
McFadden appeared before the
The board is considering her requests and will take it up at its May meeting.
McFadden’s brother,
McFadden volunteers her time running the group and hopes to open on
“We’re on the forefront facing this,” McFadden told the board, referring to the drug crisis.
The group provides once-a-week hot meals for anyone in need as well as delivers food boxes once a month for people in need who lack transportation.
It plans to broaden its services to include youth activities including a gym and a TV-watching and video game area, as well as provide fishing poles, bicycles.
It also plans to provide addiction recovery services for individuals and families, grief counseling, and classes in parenting, budget, cooking, canning, and more.
People struggling with substance abuse are “not bad people trying to be good,” McFadden told the board.
“They’re sick trying to be well.”
“We’ll see what we’re able to do,” said Alderman
Other news and notes
* Alley:
He said people are using the alley behind his house as a cut-through, and he wants it to be converted to private property so he can restrict access.
* Town worker pay, benefits: A medical situation for one person in the town’s water department is forcing remaining staff to work extra hours with the only compensation being comp time – and few opportunities to use it. Members of the water department staff are hoping the town will start paying them overtime instead of comp time.
The request is being considered.
The town is also working to change its medical insurance provider after services from the current provider fell short of expectations. A refund from that provider will be put into a fund to help town employees pay their copays and recoup some of the overcharges they have been experiencing.
* Water projects: The town has secured a
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