Casey Odell, a representative of Regard Recovery Centers, was in Wrangell last week and met with the borough manager, economic development director and parks and recreation director to discuss the Florida-based company's interest in converting the former hospital into a substance abuse treatment center.
A representative for a substance abuse recovery business that is exploring purchasing the former hospital visited Wrangell last week, learning from borough department heads how the community's services and facilities might fit the needs of the for-profit inpatient and outpatient treatment center.
Casey Odell, who used to live and work in Wrangell as a therapist and health counselor for Alaska Island Community Services in 2013, was in town Nov. 16-18. She has other work that limited her time here. "I'm a therapist. I still have private patients that I see," Odell said.
The plan initially was to...
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