check+this+out!!!

**By Shelby**
 * [[image:http://us.mg3.mail.yahoo.com/ya/download?mid=1%5f3003%5fADPHtEQAACjvSAfwEga9UnFfL%2bY&pid=2.1&fid=Inbox&inline=1 align="left" caption="04-17-08_1941.jpg"]]Juvenile Treatment Facility; good or bad?**

Just under two months ago, Lee County announced that a Level 4 facility would be built on Hawkins Avenue. Now you must be thinking; what in the world is //that//? This facility would be designed to house teens classified as a Level 4, or those identified as a high risk of causing danger for themselves and others. Sandra Wilson, a Lee County resident, would like to build this facility to contain these teenagers. The house will be a protected home that will provide 24/7 supervision, counseling, and education for these teenagers, to help them recuperate so they don’t get in any more trouble. The house will care for 12 children, all male, and all around 12-14 years old. The establishment of this house has caused a great deal of controversy. Though some residents think it is a good idea, others disagree. Although the facility would be a place to maintain problematic teens, it is being built in the vicinity of many families, businesses, and schools. Many who reside near where the facility is to be built said they would even consider leaving the neighborhood. Another problem the city might stumble upon is that having such a facility would make house values go to an all time low. No one wants to live in a neighborhood that would put their families in danger. Although the house is said to destroy people’s peace in mind and property values, it is predicted to help contain the danger lurking around Sanford. [|Source*]