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HARTEL LEAVES MHMR BOARD 02/26/2010

WE HAVE REPORTED ON LIBERTY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS RECENT APPOINTMENT OF PATTI ATKINS TO THE TRI-COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION BOARD. MS. ATKINS REPLACES A. J. "JACK" HARTEL, WHO IS RETIRING AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE AS A TRI-COUNTY MHMR BOARD MEMBER. ACCORDING TO LIBERTY COUNTY JUDGE PHIL FITZGERALD, JACK HARTEL’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE AGENCY THAT SERVES THE MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS OF RESIDENTS IN LIBERTY, MONTGOMERY AND WALKER COUNTIES, CANNOT BE UNDERESTIMATED.

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COUNTY JUDGE PHIL FITZGERALD SAID ONE AREA IN WHICH MR. HARTEL WAS INSTRUMENTAL IS THE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY WILL SERVE THE SAME TRI-COUNTY AREA AND PROVIDE A TREATMENT CENTER OPTION FOR THE MENTALLY ILL IN THIS AREA WHOSE ONLY OPTIONS NOW ARE A PRIVATE FACILITY OR THE STATE HOSPITAL IN RUSK.

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FUNDING FOR THE FACILITY COMES FROM STATE GRANTS AND THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT. JUDGE FITZGERALD SAID THE CRISIS STABILIZATION FACILITY IS LONG OVERDUE AND RETIRING TRI-COUNTY MHMR BOARD MEMBER A.J. "JACK" HARTEL WAS A BIG PART OF MAKING IT POSSIBLE. AGAIN, COUNTY COMMISSIONERS APPROVED PATTI ATKINS OF HULL AS MR. HARTEL’S SUCCESSOR ON THE TRI-COUNTY BOARD.