$4 court fee proposed to help Vermilion drug program

DANVILLE – Drug addicts can encounter a lot of bumps in the road on the way to recovery, so Vermilion County drug court officials are proposing a $4 court fee to help smooth the way.

Money generated by the proposed fee would be used to meet various needs of the participants in drug court, a special probation program to help those convicted of a crime beat their drug addiction. Program officials could use the money to buy a participant a pair of boots for a job, or cover housing costs or pay for medication for mental or physical problems, according to Betty Seidel, director of development for the Prairie Center in Urbana and Danville, where drug court participants go for treatment.

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