A proposal to establish a local Phase 2 treatment and recovery centre in Chatham-Kent is heading to council for approval Monday night.
Council will vote Monday night on transferring the former Meadow Park Long-Term Care Home at 110 Sandys Street to The Quiring Holding Foundation for one dollar.
In October 2024, the municipality entered into a binding agreement of purchase and sale with Jarlette Health Services to purchase the property for $1,699,000 with plans to redevelop it as supportive housing.
After the Quiring Foundation presented its vision for a local Phase 2 treatment and recovery centre in June 2026, councilors Lauren Anderson and Ryan Doyle successfully requested that administration prepare a report outlining options for transferring the property to the Foundation. The Foundation had asked the municipality to donate the site to support the project.
If approved, the Foundation would assume all costs associated with the property. The transfer would include legal conditions requiring the building to be used as an addictions treatment and recovery facility for an agreed period of time. If the property is no longer used for that purpose, the municipality could require it to be transferred back at no cost.
The proposed Phase 2 treatment centre would provide short-term residential treatment for people who have completed detox, offering stabilization, assessment and structured recovery programming before they transition to longer-term recovery and independent living.
The Foundation’s proposal for 55 Croydon Street has been deferred while it continues developing detailed plans for that property. Administration has also advised council of the continued need for supportive housing in the municipality.
Council will also consider directing administration to return at a future meeting with a by-law to designate the facility as a Municipal Capital Facility, making it eligible for a property tax exemption, and to cancel the existing redevelopment contract with Architecturra Inc., which had been retained to design supportive housing for the site.
