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Van Buren County votes to participate in national opioid settlements
Summary
The commission voted to join the national opioid settlement in a direct settlement class; exact settlement amounts were not available at the meeting.
Van Buren County commissioners voted July 7 to participate in the national opioid settlement distribution as a direct participant, though the meeting did not include a dollar amount for the county’s share.
County staff told commissioners the settlement funds were still being apportioned and that the meeting vote was to indicate whether the county wanted to be included in the direct settlement group; the actual dollar allocation was not yet available. Commissioner roll call showed unanimous approval.
At the meeting a commissioner said, “the money's being broke[n] down now to send out, so we don't have the actual dollar value out. It's just where you want to be a part of it or not.” The commission recorded the motion and approved participation so the county could be included when allocations are distributed. No further direction was given about how the county will use any funds once amounts are known.
