Monument homeowners hope to hire a lawyer

< people in monument say they’ll never stop fighting against a methadone clinic opening near downtown. hundreds met again tonight to see what they can do to stop the project. we first broke this story earlier this month. the clinic will be located on second street in monument — right across from limbach park and about a mile away from a school. boo this was last week when hundreds booed the mayor off the stage… he said the clinic has the legal right to be there. city leaders say there’s nothing they can do… but homeowners say that’s not good enough. krdo newschannel 13’s greg miller is live from the building where the clinic plans to open. greg, what do the homeowner’s plan to do? a group of homeowners got together… and are trying to raise money to hire a lawyer. in their words, they want to attack the zoning regulations … which allow this clinic to be a resource for heroin addicts – right across the street from a city park. not as contentious as the last meeting… but still a lot of neighbors… worried about their safety. 2:25 why monument? they’ve collected signatures 0:45: we’re just going to fight it, it’s all we can do. now what they need – 0:03 the lawyer is the most important and it is the most important in regards to the board of adjustment. it all started last month, when they learned a methadone clinic was coming to town across the street from a park.. 0:33 i was in complete shock, i don’t know how a clinic like that could come into a community this small and so close-knit. the town’s manager says the town’s attorney advised her not to comment. but did release a statement, saying zoning regulations classify the clinic as a medical facility – so public approval is not necessary. 1:26 town council dropped the ball. they didn’t look into the? didn’t look into the company, and when we ask, you didn’t ask what kind of medical facility it’s going to be? they told us, we didn’t have to ask. so the small town is coming together. hoping their united efforts, are enough to stop the clinic from moving into their back yard. 0:49 we do christmas parades, we do july 4th parades, art hops on thursday nights. we do the farmer’s market just across the street. why that building, why did they choose that building the group hopes to raise money and have that we do july 4th parades, art hops on thursday nights. we 1:26 town council dropped the ball. they didn’t look into the company, and when we ask, you didn’t ask what kind of medical facility it’s going to be? they told us, we didn’t ?? wq?q3? have to ask. so the small town is coming together. hoping their united efforts, are enough to stop the clinic from moving into their back yard. 0:49 we do christmas parades, we do july 4th parades, art hops on thursday nights. we do the farmer’s market just across the street. why that building, why did they choose that building the group hopes to raise money and have that attorney secured before a meeting next month where they’ll try to fight the appeal. reporting live, gm, nc 13. police captured a 62 year-old