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Resident urges county to use opioid settlement and COVID funds for treatment and staffing
Summary
During public address at the Oct. 27 meeting, a local nonprofit leader urged commissioners to use opioid settlement and COVID relief funds to hire EMS, DSS and health department staff and to accelerate programs addressing fentanyl deaths.
LEXINGTON, N.C. — During public comment at the Davidson County Board of Commissioners meeting Oct. 27, a resident and nonprofit operator pressed the board to prioritize spending nearly $28.5 million in local opioid settlement funds and previously held COVID relief money on treatment, staffing and public-health responses.
Mister Loomis told the board he…
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