Cove Forge Neighbor Voices Concerns, Empathy for Walk-Offs

Residents along the road from the Cove Forge Behavioral Health facility have plenty of experience when it comes to dealing with walk-offs. People who live along Covedale Road are often approached by clients making the nearly three mile walk into Williamsburg who ask to use their phone or for a ride into town. While the sight of Cove Forge clients has become common, it is an issue that has put some on edge.

At a town hall meeting earlier this month, Williamsburg Borough officials asked Cove Forge to work on a plan to curb the number of walk-offs who end up in town while Covedale Road residen...