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Court considers Tri‑County request, discusses using opioid settlement funds for local counselor position
Summary
Commissioners discussed a Tri‑County request for funding a position and whether Walker County can use opioid-settlement money for local counseling; court added the request to contingency and asked for a formal proposal.
Walker County commissioners on Tuesday discussed a Tri‑County funding request that would fund a counseling position serving Walker County, and considered whether restricted opioid-settlement funds could be used to cover part of the position’s cost.
Budget presenter Donna told the court that the county has an opioid-related pool of funds set aside and that those funds have restricted allowable uses. She said the county currently has roughly $12,030,000 in that set-aside and that the Tri‑County request included a…
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