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Votes at a glance: Maury County opioid-abatement committee approves some awards, defers others
Summary
The committee approved a $30,000 allocation to South Central Human Resource Agency and a $3,138 grant to a mediation program, while multiple other funding requests were postponed for documentation or failed to advance.
Maury County’s Opioid Abatement/Recovery Committee recorded a series of funding actions after presentations by local nonprofit applicants. Key outcomes: the committee approved one grant to a recovery-court provider and a small award for a juvenile-prevention class, but it declined or postponed larger staffing requests pending documentation.
What the committee decided
- South Central Human Resource Agency (SCHRA) — approved $30,000: After a presentation on the agency’s recovery-court budget and state grant allocations, a motion to fund $30,000 for the recovery-court program passed by voice vote. The applicant said the state Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services provided $156,000 to cover two counties and that the local share still left a gap requiring additional funding.
- GWP Recovery Ministries — full $90,000 request failed / $45,000 women’s allocation postponed: GWP requested $90,000 to hire two case managers and expand a trades and sober-living program. The $90,000 motion failed for lack of a…
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