Drug treatment center in former Forest Hills Middle School abruptly closes

Randy Griffith, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa.
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May 3—SIDMAN, Pa. — Less than five years after its controversial opening in the former Forest Hills Middle School on Frankstown Road, the Allegiance Rehabilitation Center drug treatment facility abruptly closed last week.

Croyle Township Supervisor Richard Potter said employees were told without notice that the facility was closing and not to come back to work the next day.

The former school was locked with no lights visible Thursday afternoon, and there was no response to the intercom buzzer on the front door.

The expansive parking lot was empty except for four cars parked near the main entrance. A neighbor said those vehicles appear to be "company cars" and have not moved since the company ceased operations.

Calls to Allegiance's main number reach a recording that says, "We are not open for business at this time."

Efforts to reach the business owner, Amanda Duffy, were not immediately successful.

In June 2019, neighbors filled an informational meeting at the building. Owners called the meeting in response to concerns about the proposed facility. Duffy's company, Quality Life Services, had purchased the school and property in December 2018, and teams had been working there that spring.

At the time, neighbor Justin Beyer said neighbors were not informed about the plans for the property and were concerned about security for the inpatient treatment facility.