Leland Township Board voted 3-1 Monday to approve a request from the Leelanau Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (LSAPC) to put a naloxone emergency opiate overdose kit dispenser outside the Leland Township Library.
Trustee Mariann Kirch was absent from the meeting, and trustee Clint Mitchell was the one opposing vote.
Rebekah TenBrink, executive director of LIFT Teen Center and Friendship Community Center, spoke to the board about the Leelanau Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition’s recent efforts. TenBrink, who chairs the group, said the coalition has set forth a mission this year to provide naloxone to Leelanau County at numerous different sites, adding that they have found locations in each township to place naloxone distribution boxes. So far, there are dispenser boxes at Leelanau Christian Neighbors, the Friendship Community Center, and Cedar River Coffee Company. The latest approval was for Leland Library, and the coalition is currently getting approval for other local businesses to have wall mount units that will contain the two dose kits.
