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BRIEF: Doctor sues West Chester Twp. over drug rehab facility
Hamilton Journal News - 9/26/2016
Sept. 26--WEST CHESTER TWP. -- The doctor who wanted to turn a former nursing home into a drug rehabilitation center has sued West Chester Twp. in federal court.
Dr. Mohamed Aziz filed the lawsuit Friday, alleging that a temporary ban trustees placed on facilities like his Professional Psychiatric Services violates the Americans With Disabilities Act.
"PPS's future patients are considered people with disabilities under the ADA and the Rehab Act and are therefore a protected class," the lawsuit reads. "Under the ADA and the Act, laws that apply only to individuals with disabilities are facially discriminatory."
The trustees recently started a zoning change process that would force officials to consider the effects on neighboring properties and include other restrictions on proposed treatment centers.
For nearly five months trustees have heard dozens of people speak out about how locating a drug rehab in the former nursing home on Ohio 42 would be harmful. They concede drug addicts need the help Aziz can provide, but they said they find the location troubling.
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