Alderwood Boys & Girls Club unveils plaque memorializing Jim Corcoran
LYNNWOOD—The Alderwood Boys & Girls Club unveiled a brand-new plaque memorializing the late, great, Jim Corcoran on February 2 at what’s come to be known as its James W. Corcoran Memorial Gymnasium. In 2023, the flooring of the gym was stripped and repainted, the first time in over 30 years. During the ceremony, Jordan Daniel, […]
Lynnwood Council gets answers about permitting for opioid treatment center
LYNNWOOD, Wash., March 22, 2023—The Lynnwood City Council received some answers from the Development and Business Services Department about permitting for the controversial Acadia opioid treatment center during their work session on March 20. “Mayor, members of council, we totally understand and we will truly never let this happen again,” Development and Business Services Director […]
Lynnwood residents toured Acadia’s opioid treatment center
LYNNWOOD, Wash., March 15, 2023—Acadia Healthcare’s Lynnwood Comprehensive Treatment Center on 196th Street in Lynnwood hosted an open house to the public at 3 p.m. on Monday, February 20, in which residents left feeling more knowledgeable and comfortable with the opioid treatment center’s daily operations. No audio or video recording allowed, only still pictures. Nicole […]
Alderwood Boys & Girls Club and Comcast partner to open new digital computer lab
LYNNWOOD, Washington, March 7, 2023 — Boys & Girls Clubs of Snohomish County (BGCSC) and Comcast opened a new Lift Zone Lab at the Alderwood Boys & Girls Club in Lynnwood on Tuesday, February 28. Comcast provided an $85,000 investment and state-of-the-art technology makeover for the lab to take full advantage of the free internet connectivity already offered […]
WA Department of Health issues license for Lynnwood opioid clinic
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 26, 2023—Today, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) approved the Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) license for the controversial Lynnwood Comprehensive Treatment Center located at 2322 196th S.W. St., that is 433 feet away for the Alderwood Boys & Girls Club. The clinic is scheduled to open on January 30, 2023. “We are deeply […]
BREAKING: Lynnwood mayor requests halt to opioid treatment center
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 17, 2023—Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell sends official request to Secretary of Health for Washington State, Dr. Umair A. Shah, to delay the approval of a proposed opioid treatment center near the Alderwood Boys & Girls Club. The letter states: “I ask that no approval be granted from the Department of Health until […]
Lynnwood mama and papa bears protest opening of methadone clinic
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 16, 2023—Roughly 70 parents, children and concerned community members forgo Saturday’s Wild Card game between the Seahawks and 49ers to voice their outrage to a proposed methadone clinic just 433 feet away from the Alderwood Boys & Girls Club and 200 feet from the Alderwood Little League in Lynnwood. Officially called the […]
DOH and Acadia respond to proposed Lynnwood Methadone Clinic concerns
OLYMPIA, Wash., January 12, 2023— The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) stated in its official response addressing community concerns that there is no “administrative process” for residents to appeal its approval of a proposed Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) in Lynnwood. Also, Lynnwood Mayor Christine Frizzell will not consider disciplinary action against Development & Business Services […]
BOMBSHELL: Lynnwood issues Certificate of Occupancy for opioid treatment center
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 11, 2022—Councilman George Hurst has confirmed that on December 19, 2022, Acadia Healthcare was issued a Certificate of Occupancy by the Lynnwood Development and Business Services Department, and now has a license to operate an opioid treatment center within city limits. Despite a Public Hearing on December 29, 2022, a “Transparency” work […]
BOMBSHELL: City reveals Acadia Healthcare application document appears misleading
LYNNWOOD, Wash., January 5, 2023—With approximately 80 community members and stakeholders surrounding the controversial Opioid Treatment Center present, revelations to process transparency, misleading application documents, and the for-profit model of Acadia Healthcare were front and center at Tuesday’s, nearly 4-hour long, Lynnwood City Council Work Session. All other agenda items were postponed by the council […]
