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Council discusses potential uses for opioid settlement funds, including reentry and trail maintenance jobs
Summary
Council members described about $100,000 currently available from opioid settlements and discussed using funds for reentry programs, AED lockers in parks and training for officers working with people with substance use disorder.
Athens City Council heard an update Sept. 2 on anticipated funds from national opioid settlements and early ideas for how to spend those dollars locally.
A council member said Athens has already received roughly $100,000 from prior opioid settlements and that additional money may arrive as other manufacturers and distributors meet settlement obligations. The council member outlined possible uses…
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