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Hillsdale commissioners split on opioid-settlement awards; cadet program gets funding, prevention ad proposal fails
Summary
The board rejected a $90,000 proposal for a social-media youth-prevention campaign but approved a separate $36,500 award to the local Civil Air Patrol squadron for cadet outreach. Commissioners split over local control, measurement and fit with Exhibit E spending rules.
HILLSDALE, Mich. — The Hillsdale County Board of Commissioners voted against a $90,000 social-media prevention proposal but approved a $36,500 award to the Civil Air Patrol for cadet outreach, reflecting sharply different views on how opioid-settlement funds should be spent.
The first recommendation, from the county’s opioid committee, was to award up to $90,000 to the Coalition for Youth Drug Abuse Prevention for a digital ad campaign targeting…
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