Sanger City Hall reverses course, allows permit for fentanyl prevention event

SANGER, Calif. (KFSN) -- After a heated debate at last night's city council meeting, the city of Sanger will now issue a permit to a fentanyl prevention event this weekend.

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Organizers went before city council and City manager Tim Chapa last night to express their frustration after hitting a roadblock in planning the event.
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Their permit to use Sanger City Park was filed 11 days before the event.

City Policy requires a 30-day notice.

A Pastor from Time in Destiny Church is on a mission to distribute Narcan and educate families on how to administer it after two people died in recent weeks.
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The church acquired hundreds of doses and plans to distribute them to local families this weekend after the Veteran's Day parade.



The event will run Saturday from 1 - 4 p.m.