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Spokane County to receive roughly $29 million from opioid settlements; $1.76 million remains unallocated
Summary
County staff briefed commissioners on new opioid settlement payments, an updated payout schedule and how prior board commitments use the funds; roughly $1.76 million remains unobligated under current allocations.
Spokane County officials told the Board of County Commissioners on Aug. 12 that the county expects to receive roughly $29.2 million total from current opioid manufacturer and distributor settlements and that the board has already allocated most of the money to mental‑health and treatment projects.
County health staff said the latest rounds of settlements — including Purdue/Sackler and a group of eight manufacturers and distributors — together add about $2.8 million more to county coffers and raise the county’s lifetime total to about $29.2 million. The county has obligated or recommended projects that would use nearly all of that funding, leaving about $1,760,000 currently unobligated…
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