Laurel residents press council over stateforensic facility; staff communications and annexation plans draw scrutiny
Residents, school leaders and a county commissioner pressed the City of Laurel on Jan. 27 over a newly public plan for a State of Montana forensic psychiatric facility near homes and Laurel Elementary, demanding studies and answers about staff contacts with the state before any annexation.
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Mayor Dave Waggoner presided over a nearly two-hour Jan. 27 City Council meeting in Laurel, where public comment was dominated by opposition to a recently announced State of Montana plan to locate a 32-bed forensic psychiatric facility on a 114-acre parcel west of the city.
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