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Council endorses joining additional opioid settlement distributions; administration outlines restricted uses and current spending
Summary
Lakewood will opt into a new round of national opioid settlements and keep receiving periodic distributions, the council approved Sept. 15. The city has received about $158,000 from opioid-related settlements since 2022 and spent about $40,000 on a family-support program run by consultant Jim Joyner; funds are restricted to opioid prevention,
Lakewood City Council voted Sept. 15 to participate in a new round of national opioid settlement distributions negotiated at the state level.
Director Justin Vargo and Director Mahoney explained the measure before the Committee of the Whole and full council. Director Vargo described the resolution as authorizing the administration to accept funds from additional defendants named in national class-action settlements and to sign up by the deadline for the latest round. He said the city has received approximately $158,000 since 2022 and has spent about $40,000 to…
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