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Council Tables $50,000 Junior Achievement Request Pending Presentation on Opioid-Fund Fit

Vanderburgh County Council · August 13, 2025
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Summary

County commissioners asked the council to approve a one-time $50,000 appropriation (unrestricted opioid funds) for a new east-side Junior Achievement Discovery Center. Council members questioned whether unrestricted opioid settlements were the appropriate source and voted to table the request pending a presentation from Junior Achievement.

County commissioners asked the council to consider a one-time $50,000 contribution from unrestricted opioid-settlement funds to support construction of a new Junior Achievement (JA) Discovery Center on Evansville's east side.

Commissioner Justin said the proposed center would serve multiple counties in the region and train high-school students for job growth.…

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