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Clear Creek commissioners interview Heidi McCollum and Janine Mariani for Gateway to the Rockies opioid council seats
Summary
District Attorney Heidi McCollum and Idaho Springs council member Janine Mariani each interviewed for municipal or law‑enforcement seats on the Gateway to the Rockies Opioid Council, urging harm‑reduction measures and attention to mountain communities’ access to services.
Clear Creek County commissioners interviewed District Attorney Heidi McCollum and Idaho Springs Council member Janine Mariani on Dec. 10 as part of the county’s reappointment process for representatives to the Gateway to the Rockies Opioid Council (GROC), the local body that allocates opioid‑abatement funds for Clear Creek, Gilpin and Jefferson counties.
Both candidates said they would emphasize connecting people to treatment and harm‑reduction services. McCollum, who currently serves on GROC as the law‑enforcement representative for the judicial district, told commissioners she has seen the crisis through daily court work and said that prosecutors must exercise discretion and help reduce stigma. “Not everyone who goes through that is a criminal,” McCollum said. “It doesn’t mean that they don’t deserve compassion and that they don’t deserve empathy.”
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