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Rutherford County opioid board debates $100,000 cap and aims to publish RFP in mid-January
Summary
The Rutherford County Opioid Abatement Council weighed a proposed $100,000 per-grantee cap, discussed prioritizing treatment funding over prevention, and directed staff to publish an RFP in mid-January after members review impact data.
The Rutherford County Opioid Abatement Council spent the bulk of its meeting debating how best to allocate opioid settlement proceeds for fiscal year 2027, focusing on a proposed $100,000 cap on individual awards and an RFP timeline.
Speaker 2, a board member who led the funding presentation, told the council that treatment is more expensive than prevention and urged the board to prioritize quality over quantity: "Bottom line, we don't have 50 agencies who are qualified to do this…
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