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Council approves opioid-recovery fund application after debate over recipients and capital items
Summary
Council voted to submit an application to the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund after members expressed concern about city and nonprofit recipients and the purchase of one‑time capital items such as all‑terrain vehicles.
Oconee County Council approved submission of the county's fiscal‑year opioid recovery fund application to the South Carolina Opioid Recovery Fund (SCORF) board at its April 2025 meeting after a lengthy discussion about recommended recipients and one‑time capital items.
Council members and staff reviewed a package of recommended awards produced by the county's opioid response task force. Several speakers said they had initial reservations because portions of the package included capital equipment — for example an all‑terrain vehicle for outreach to remote areas — and because some municipalities and local nonprofit organizations appeared as…
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