Board denies $40,000 opioid‑settlement request for peer‑recovery line
Public Health and the opioid advisory committee recommended denying a $40,000 request from Doc's Recovery House for a 24/7 peer‑recovery ‘Pure Connect’ phone line; the board adopted the denial after committee concerns about measurable community impact, budget detail, and sustainability.
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Freeborn County Public Health presented a resolution recommending denial of a $40,000 request from Doc's Recovery House to fund a 24/7 peer‑recovery phone line called the Pure Connect program. The county's opioid advisory committee scored the application and concluded it "did not sufficiently demonstrate measurable community impact, provide adequate detail to support the requested budget, or establish a clear plan for long‑term sustainability," Public Health told the board.
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