LAUREL, Mont. — State health officials planned a public hearing in Laurel later this month on a proposed forensic mental health facility outside the city.
The Montana DPHHS said the hearing was set for April 22 at the Laurel Public Library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and again from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
NonStop Local previously reported that some people in Laurel had pushed back on the proposal since it was announced.
Plans called for a 32,000-square-foot building with 32 beds at the corner of Old U.S. Highway 10 and Golf Course Road.
The facility would serve people ordered by a court into psychiatric care, people awaiting trial, people found unfit to proceed and people found guilty but mentally ill.
People can attend the hearing in person or send written comments before the deadline. Written comments can be emailed to FMHF_Comment@mt.gov, and mailed comments can be sent to: Public Comment, Forensic Mental Health Facility, 111 N Sanders, 2nd Floor, Helena, MT 59601.
Written comments must be received before 10 a.m. on April 22nd to be considered.