NEW HANOVER COUNTY — The county's veteran attorney is retiring in June and commissioners have appointed her replacement this week. The New Hanover County Board…
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Years of work by New Hanover County to deliver the “very best evidence-based treatment program” culminated in the recent opening of The Healing Place. Now, the facility says it is recovery housing, not a treatment center, despite advertising itself as the latter (and despite New Hanover County and others referring to its services as treatment). Officials call the distinction ‘semantics,’ but it could mean the difference in millions of dollars in opioid settlement funding and the health outcomes of hundreds, even thousands, of people seeking help for addiction.
While there is no formal agreement in place, Wilmington-based Cape Fear Development is exploring the potential to reboot the county’s Project Grace which was shelved after the state identified issues with the financing. The development team says it will seek input from the business community and the general public.
County Commissioners approved leasing the downtown Wilmington office building to Cape Fear Community College to expand its nursing program. While officials don’t expect any serious issues, the deal still hinges on a few other moving pieces.