Framingham finance subcommittee backs $107,600 in opioid-abatement appropriations

Framingham City Council Finance Subcommittee voted April 8 to recommend that the full council approve two appropriations from the city's opioid-related funds: $57,600 to finish Fiscal Year 2025 opioid task force programming and $50,000 in matching funds for a multi-community transportation pilot. The subcommittee's roll-call vote on both items was 5-0 in favor.

The $57,600 request covers the remainder of the grants manager position and near-term programming costs, grants manager Megan Todd told the subcommittee. "We are requesting, I believe it's $57,600 for budget for the rest of this fiscal year," Todd said, describing salary, office supplies and end-of-year programming. Prevention and outreach specialist Renee Vogel, who manages the opioid abatement funds, said part of the allocation would support supplies and a regional destigmatization event described in committee materials as the "You Can Save a Life"…