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Commissioners forward four opioid-settlement grant recommendations to state trust
Summary
An advisory board recommended four projects for opioid settlement funds — a DUI program, a jail MAT expansion, rescue-equipment for Newcastle fire department, and a school outreach program — and the commissioners approved forwarding those recommendations to the state trust for final approval.
Lawrence County Commissioners on Oct. 14 approved forwarding four grant recommendations, vetted by the county’s opioid advisory board, to the state opioid settlement trust for final approval.
The advisory board recommended $100,000 to the Lawrence County DUI program; $247,000 to “Bridging Recovery” for medication‑assisted treatment expansion in the county jail; $27,510 to the Newcastle City Fire Department for rescue equipment and supplies for overdose response; and $78,500…
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