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Southwestern Commission briefs Macon County commissioners on opioid-settlement funding and local planning options
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Russ Harris, executive director of the Southwestern Commission, briefed Macon County commissioners on June 10 about opioid-settlement funds and options for local planning and spending.
Russ Harris, executive director of the Southwestern Commission, briefed the Macon County Board of Commissioners on June 10 about the county’s opioid-settlement funding and the planning steps counties must take to spend those dollars.
Harris said Macon County is scheduled to receive roughly $5.6 million from statewide opioid settlements over an 18-year period; settlement draws are front-loaded so counties can begin programs and then continue with smaller draws in later years. The county has already placed settlement receipts in a separate account, Harris said, which is a statutory requirement.
Harris described two approaches counties may take…
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