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Commission debates use of opioid-abatement funds to buy women's recovery home; vote deferred
Summary
Commissioners discussed proposals to spend opioid-abatement funds on a women's recovery residence and program services. Families Free presented program outcomes and operations; commissioners raised concerns about the proposed site in the county-seat historic district and asked for neighbor outreach and an appraisal. Items 12 and 13 were rolled to next week for further vetting.
The Sullivan County Commission engaged in a lengthy debate on Feb. 12 over using opioid-abatement settlement funds to buy and operate residential recovery services for women.
Commissioners presented two related resolutions from the opioid abatement committee: Item 12 requests about $544,900 to purchase a house to serve as a women's recovery residence in the county, and Item 13 requests roughly $513,513 for programmatic funding (treatment, staffing, outreach). Commissioner Crosswell explained the committee's review and said the selected property offered proximity to downtown services. The committee proposed the purchase using settlement funds, not general-tax revenues.
Lisa Tipton…
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