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Residents press supervisors to spend opioid settlement funds; speakers question board pace and priorities
Summary
Multiple residents urged the board to allocate opioid settlement dollars to local treatment and recovery services rather than delay while exploratory work on a medical school continues; the CEO confirmed one consent item (C4) uses opioid funds and public commenters estimated available funds.
Several speakers during public comment on July 29 urged the Shasta County Board of Supervisors to allocate opioid settlement dollars to local treatment and recovery providers, saying organizations that presented proposals months earlier have not received funding. Speakers also criticized board leadership for discussing a medical school proposal as a potential use of opioid funds.
Jeff Gorder told the board it had not acted on recommendations from seven treatment and recovery organizations and called the delay “a lack of will.” David…
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