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Tumwater council considers pooling opioid-settlement funds with Thurston County, Lacey and Olympia for regional grants
Summary
Councilmembers discussed pooling Tumwater's opioid-abatement settlement funds with Thurston County, Lacey and Olympia so a regional RFP can fund services and build local prevention infrastructure.
Tumwater councilmembers on Oct. 28 discussed joining a regional approach to spend opioid-abatement settlement dollars with Thurston County, Lacey and Olympia and asked staff to pursue interlocal agreement (ILA) language that would govern pooled funds and grant administration.
Councilmember Lietta Dalhoff, who attends the regional meetings, said the jurisdictions have discussed a centralized approach because "we don't have the infrastructure or the staff to implement these prevention ideas to reduce opioid use and overdoses in our…
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