The Warren County Planning and Zoning Commission said not enough detailed information was presented to allow a drug and alcohol treatment facility to open in Dutzow.Board members last Thursday voted unanimously to deny a conditional use permit request after a lengthy discussion lasting over 1 1/2 hours was held for the second consecutive month.Catholic Camps of America/Rockyvine, which owns 130 acres at 10454 Voelkerding Road, off Highway TT, sought the permit to allow Summit Behavioral Health Care to lease the property to be used as an in-patient drug and alcohol rehab facility. The 24-hour treatment center would treat persons 18 and older addicted to drugs and alcohol.“We all know there is a need for a facility like this,” said Gary Carter, commission member. “We appreciate what you are trying to do. Based on comments we have heard here, there are some concerns about the type of (patients) that might be there and some trust issues. I think you need to win the trust of the residents.”It’s expected the permit applicants will appeal the planning commission’s decision. An appeal must be filed within 10 days in the county clerk’s office and will be heard by the county commission.Neighboring property owners continued to voice their disapproval of the proposed rehab facility. They reiterated concerns about property values plummeting and a climb in criminal activity. They also felt the proposal lacked a defined plan assuring patients would not leave the campus and trespass onto nearby properties.“I don’t think we’re getting detailed answers with what is happening here,” said Sandy Mueller, a nearby property owner.Opponents said the rehab facility needs to be located in an urban area that is better suited for the commercial venture, rather than the rural area that is under consideration.“I think we all know in this day and time, we need drug and alcohol rehab facilities,” said William Zollman, a trustee of the Voelkerding Charitable Trust. “The problem is, this is not the place for it.”A change in the proposal was announced at the start of last Thursday’s meeting. Patrick Barron, trustee of Catholic Camps of America, said a long-term lease agreement had been signed contingent on approval of the permit, with Summit planning to house more patients than initially requested. The property had been the site of youth camps and retreats for the past 13 years, but Summit planned to take over the entire campus by housing approximately 70 patients.When the proposal was presented last month, Summit planned to lease only one residential building on the campus and admit no more than 30 to 35 patients.Dr. Tim Dalaviras, Summit CEO, attempted to squash some of the opponents’ concerns by noting that the facility would be highly regulated at the state level.“Believe it or not, 99 percent of what we do is dictated by a regulatory agency,” he said. “The 1 percent is how we turn off the lights. The rest is given to us as a healthcare facility.”Patients would be admitted on a voluntary basis, Dalaviras said, with the average length of stay around 30 days. Only minor medical procedures, such as blood draws and urine drug screens, would be performed at the facility.Each prospective patient would be screened prior to being admitted, according to Dalaviras. He said programming would run from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily, with an 11 p.m. curfew enforced. Staffing needs would be based on the number of patients.Dalaviras said no court-mandated patients would be admitted and that the facility would be for those who decide to kick their addiction.“They are not violent individuals,” he said. “They do not throw things, run into other people’s homes. These are people who are sick. They are in hospitals today. They have decided to leave their jobs. Most of the time they are productive individuals of society.”That still was not good enough for many of those who opposed converting the property focused on youth to adults dealing with addiction.“These people who live around there, they have had bad, bad experiences with places that have been there,” said Rebecca Herbst, board member.“They want to keep their properties intact. When you say drug and alcohol rehab facility, it scares people. It scares me. God bless the people who do the work, but I don’t want to live 24/7 next to it.”Warren Co. Commissioners