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Budget committee recommends $75,000 to Boys & Girls Club, discusses Cherokee Health request and opioid‑settlement oversight
Summary
The county budget committee recommended a $75,000 award (from settlement funds) to the Boys & Girls Club beginning July 1 and discussed other grants, including a $150,000 sheriff's office grant and a $328,000 Cherokee Health request; commissioners debated oversight rules for settlement-derived awards and the role of an advisory "smart initiative."
Budget committee members presented several recommended allocations at the Jan. 20 workshop and asked the full commission to act on them at the Feb. 2 meeting.
The committee recommended a $75,000 allocation from settlement funds to the Boys & Girls Club to support youth programming beginning July 1. A Boys & Girls Club representative (Mr. Deveridge) described the program upgrades and said the club has already served 137…
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