Protesters push back on opioid center near Lynnwood Boys & Girls Club

LYNNWOOD — Armed with picket signs and impassioned public comments, dozens of community members commanded the Lynnwood City Council’s attention on Tuesday night regarding an opioid treatment center set to open a few hundred feet from the Alderwood Boys and Girls Club later this month.

Picket signs read “No Opioid facility Near kids,” “Protect our kids” and “We need transparency.”

The meeting spanned about four hours, adjourning just before 10 p.m., with council members wondering aloud how they could slow or stop the center from opening. However, on Wednesday, the council president said he believed there’s little that can be done to stop it.

City Council members, Mayor Christine Frizzell, Lynnwood police and other officials said they were not aware the opioid center was in the works until recently. The city’s planning department began processing the permit in March and inspected the facility for code on Dec. 16.

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