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Kent County board adopts opioid settlement allocation plan; some commissioners call for strong oversight
Summary
The board accepted multiple opioid-settlement payments and confirmed that allocations will follow the county's opioid-task-force plan; several commissioners expressed that settlement amounts are insufficient while others emphasized the need for accountability and measurement of treatment outcomes.
Kent County commissioners voted Sept. 11 to accept and allocate opioid settlement funds from Purdue/Sackler and other manufacturer/distributor defendants, approving two resolutions (75 and 76) that authorize distribution under the county's previously adopted allocation plan.
Both resolutions passed with roll-call votes of 18–1. Commissioner Pohnstein registered a no vote on at least one of the settlement…
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