Congress Park Neighbors has received information that a Methadone Dispensary/Local Control bill is scheduled to be heard by the House State Government, Military and Veterans affairs committee this  Wednesday January 27 at 10:00am . This bill , the Methadone Dispensary/Local Control Bill,  will be heard at the Legislative Services Building, 200 East 14th Ave in Denver.

This bill hopes to give neighborhoods more control over Methadone clinics and to have these facilities located beyond 1000 ft of a public or private elementary , middle, junior high or high school. Please see links below to see entire restrictions.

• Lundeen dispensary legislation.20160113
• Methadone As Introduced

In April, 2015 Congress Park Neighbors co-sponsored with CHUN (Capital Hill United Neighborhoods) and South City Park Neighbors, a neighborhood assembly  with the owners of  Denver Recovery Group (a branch of ALT Recovery Group out of California)

Please send comments either in support or against to

Representative Beth McCann House District 8

State Senator Pat Stedman SD 31

Comments should be sent prior to January 27 2016 or please attend this public meeting if you chose by going to the hearing room  at 200 E. Colfax and and go to stairs to the left of the building after you have entered.

This is for public information only.  No endorsement is intended or implied.