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Board approves county contribution for Community Health Center building after opioid‑abatement rules blocked state grant
Summary
Montgomery County approved a contribution to the Community Health Center of the New River Valley after state opioid‑abatement grant rules would have required a 15‑year use guarantee for capital projects. County staff said the rule change came late in the grant cycle; the board approved county funding 6–0 with one abstention.
Montgomery County, Va. — The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors voted May 12 to contribute county funds toward a proposed new building for the Community Health Center of the New River Valley after the project became ineligible for an opioid‑abatement authority (OAA) grant because the OAA treats capital expenditures as construction projects requiring a 15‑year usage commitment.
County administrator Angie Hill explained that county staff had planned to apply for opioid‑abatement grant funding to cover architecture and engineering costs for the health center's proposed new facility, but a late clarification from the OAA…
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