SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane announced it would not purchase the proposed property to relocate the addiction recovery center, Compassionate Addiction Treatment (CAT).
The Brown Administration said it instead plans to use the $1.8 million in funding to implement its new scattered site shelter model.
Many local businesses near the proposed CAT site were against the center relocating to their neighborhood, some saying there are already a lot of similar services in that neighborhood.
Dori Peck, executive director of SpokAnimal, commented on the situation. “Honestly, vandalism, theft, and garbage. We really can’t sustain more of that.”
Peck’s organization also displayed a “STOP CAT” sign outside its office.
Hallie Burchinal, executive director of CAT, responded to the opposition “We went from being a service provider, doing tough work, an incredibly hard-working team to ‘stop cat’ signs being put throughout an entire neighborhood as if we would do something harmful.”
In a recent update, Hunter Bertram reported the City of Spokane faced significant opposition to its plans for relocating Compassionate Addiction Treatment services. However, on Thursday, those plans were abandoned.