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Washington County committee approves multiple 2026 budget carryforwards including $645,754 opioid settlement and JEWL funds
Summary
The Public Safety Committee voted to amend the 2026 budget to accept several state grants and settlement funds — including $645,754 in opioid abatement and $157,437 from a JEWL/JUUL settlement — and moved other items to finance for processing.
Washington County’s Public Safety Committee on a voice vote approved a series of budget amendments to bring several state grants and settlement payments into the 2026 county budget.
Rob York, director of community services, asked the committee to pass a resolution to carry forward $645,754 in regional opioid abatement settlement funds into the 2026 budget. "My first item is a resolution request to amend the 2026 Washington County budget. This is to carry forward some unexpected opioid settlement regional abatement funds, and this is in the amount of $645,754," York said. The committee approved the measure by voice vote.
The committee also approved financial carryforwards and…
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