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Dinwiddie supervisors accept opioid-settlement share and authorize regional abatement agreement
Summary
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved acceptance of a small share of a Henry Schein opioid settlement and authorized the county administrator to join a regional opioid-abatement operating agreement to fund peer recovery specialists and related services. Staff estimated Dinwiddie's settlement share at about $1,215.37 and described multi-year OAA funding for a regional program.
The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors on July 15 unanimously approved a resolution to accept the county's portion of a proposed settlement with Henry Schein Inc. and authorized the county administrator to finalize an operating agreement for a regional opioid-abatement project.
County counsel told the board a $450,000 settlement offered by Henry Schein and related entities would be allocated among Virginia defendants and that Dinwiddie's share "appears to be somewhere in the neighborhood of $1,215.37," subject to final accounting and attorneys' fees. Counsel recommended dedicating any proceeds to opioid-remediation efforts; the board approved the resolution on a roll-call…
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