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Rockingham County commission reports nearly $2 million earmarked for opioid response; cites jail deficiencies and rising insurance costs
Summary
Chair Kevin Berger said the board has earmarked roughly $2 million over multiple years for opioid programs, described recent state reports finding physical and operational problems at the county jail, and warned of rising insurance costs tied to those issues.
Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Chair Kevin Berger said the board has earmarked roughly $2 million over a multiyear period for opioid response programs and flagged recent state inspection reports that found physical and operational problems at the county jail.
Berger said the board “have earmarked an additional close to half million dollars” to start another program and that the total set aside is “close to $2,000,000 over that time frame.” He described the opioid work as “a complicated process” involving…
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