As protest grows, health department defends goals, safety of relocating syringe exchange

Health officer calls Gateway to Hope ‘tried and true' form of harm reduction. Neighbors, parents not so sure, expected to take concerns to county commissioners about pending move, proximity to schools

(Photo: Dave Bangert)

In the days since a set of neighbors and parents chastised the Lafayette school board for doing little to stand in the way of Gateway to Hope, the county’s syringe exchange, relocating blocks from several school campuses, a petition against the plan continued to gather steam.