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Councilor Avalos to seek $1.2 million in opioid settlement funds for recovery beds and longer‑term housing in East Portland
Summary
Councilor Jo Ann Avalos said she will move an amendment to allocate $1.2 million of unassigned opioid settlement funds to support Fora Health’s recovery beds and housing hub in East Portland, saying the funds will not overlap the mayor’s Bybee Lakes allocation.
Councilor Jo Ann Avalos said she will bring an amendment to allocate $1.2 million in unassigned opioid‑settlement funds to Fora Health to support recovery beds and longer‑term housing in East Portland.
"It is just money that's sitting there that was perfect for this cause," Avalos said, describing the funds as unallocated opioid settlement dollars that the council could direct to Fora Health without drawing on the mayor’s…
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