FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) – Community members are meeting Monday night to discuss a new sex offender treatment center planned in south Fargo. Neighbors say they are concerned about its location.
S.T.A.N.D. (Sex Offender Treatment and Assessment of North Dakota) purchased the building at 2627 University Drive South.
People are worried because it’s within a mile of several schools, businesses and organizations that serve children and other vulnerable populations.
“While I support their mission to treat sex offenders, many of us feel a more appropriate location for S.T.A.N.D. exists within the City of Fargo, including the option to stay in their current location near the jail,” one parent who lives in the area tells Valley News Live.
S.T.A.N.D has submitted a permit the city to remodel the former bank building along University Drive. Concerned community members say this new facility is within or under under one mile of:
- Eagles Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary School
- Nativity Elementary School
- YWCA
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