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Commission appropriates opioid-abatement funds after public comments and eligibility debate
Summary
Following public comment urging broader outreach, commissioners approved allocations from opioid-abatement funds for Beauty for Ashes and the sheriff's jail program and discussed reporting requirements and eligibility tied to the abatement council review.
Members of the public and commissioners spent significant time Jan. 5 debating how Loudon County should allocate opioid-abatement settlement funds before the commission approved a set of appropriations.
During public comment, Pat Hunter of the 5th District asked the county to publish notice inviting agencies — including the Boys & Girls Club — to apply for outreach funding, saying she believed the Boys & Girls Club had submitted a plan. County staff described the process: recipients submit a plan and budget template that the county forwards to the abatement…
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