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Mooresville to participate in opioid settlement process but town ineligible for direct funds under state agreements
Summary
Council clarified that Mooresville may participate in statewide settlement activities but, under the settlement terms described by staff, only municipalities with populations over 75,000 are directly eligible to receive distribution funds; Mooresville could benefit indirectly if county allocations are directed to local programs.
At the Sept. 10 meeting a commissioner asked whether Mooresville could receive funds from opioid settlement distributions to support first responders. A staff member responding to the board said the settlement agreement language with the state restricts direct municipal eligibility to municipalities with…
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