A behavioral health clinic offering methadone and other treatments for substance use disorder will be discussed Tuesday at a public hearing set for 6:30 p.m. at the Old Point Avenue school meeting room at 108 Old Point Ave. in Madison. Such a clinic is planned for 2 Old Point Ave. in Madison, seen above April 22. The building, left, is framed by the archway of Somerset Abbey at 98 Main St. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel file

MADISON — Madison residents on Tuesday can weigh in on a proposed ordinance that would restrict the location of outpatient addiction treatment facilities in the town.

Tuesday’s public hearing is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Old Point Avenue school meeting room at 108 Old Point Ave., parking is available at 23 Locust St.

The ordinance was drafted after some residents and officials expressed concerns about a planned behavioral health clinic offering medication-assisted treatment in Madison. At the annual town meeting in June, residents approved a moratorium on applications for such facilities to give the town’s Planning Board and Board of Selectmen time to draft the new ordinance.

The Planning Board has since been working on drafting an ordinance for outpatient addiction treatment centers and clinics. Once finalized by the Planning Board and the Board of Selectmen, the ordinance will eventually go to voters to approve or reject via town meeting.

Town officials learned earlier this year that Tennessee-based Acadia Healthcare was under contract to purchase the former Taylor’s Drug Store at 2 Old Point Ave.

The behavioral health provider said it planned to open what it calls a comprehensive treatment center at the site. The center would offer a variety of treatments and services, including medication-assisted treatment for substance use disorder using the medications methadone and Suboxone, a combination medication containing buprenorphine and naloxone. Both are used widely to treat opioid addiction in adults.

Some residents and officials objected to the proposed location of the clinic, which is in the center of the town and near schools. More than 200 residents signed a petition asking the town and Acadia to reconsider the location.

Town officials originally said a moratorium or restrictive ordinance were not possibilities, based on initial legal advice. After seeking more information, they learned that a moratorium and ordinance could be legally effective, though any decision could be subject to challenge.

The moratorium was overwhelmingly approved at June’s town meeting, 179 to 9.

Acadia, meanwhile, has said it is willing to look at other sites in the town for the clinic, Town Manager Denise Ducharme told the Board of Selectmen in May.