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Date: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 1:33 PM
To: "xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com>
Subject: DD Councils RE: NIMBY Legislation
Not in Iowa Alicia.
From: xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com [mailto:xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Alicia Cone
Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 1:22 PM
To: xxxxxx@nacdd.simplelists.com
Subject: DD Councils NIMBY Legislation
Dear Council Colleagues,
A bill has been introduced in the Tennessee state legislature which would require notification of neighbors for any building of a group home which is to serve as a “residential facility” for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
My questions: Have any of y’all had to deal with this type of legislation? If yes, what were your strategies? What resources did you draw from? Was there data you used to defuse the situation? Any helpful hits, resources, guidance would be appreciated.
Thank you,
Alicia
Alicia A. Cone, Ph.D.
Director, Grant Program
Tennessee Council on Developmental Disabilities
Davy Crockett, 1st Floor
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN. 37243
Phone: 615-253-1105
TTY: 615-741-4562
Fax: 615-532-6964
Email: xxxxxx@tn.gov
Web site: www.tn.gov/cdd
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