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Judge flags opioid‑abatement funds and says regional recovery center was discussed at summit
Summary
Judge Executive Mason Barnes told the fiscal court that Kentucky has received more than $842 million in opioid‑abatement settlement funds and that an Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission has been established. Barnes said a drug recovery center within BRADD was discussed at a Sept. 18 summit; no county action was taken.
Judge Executive Mason Barnes reported to the court that Kentucky has received 'over $842 million' in opioid‑abatement settlement funds and that Attorney General Daniel Cameron established an Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission. Barnes said he attended an Opioid Abatement Advisory Summit on Sept. 18 where participants discussed the possibility of creating a drug recovery center within the BRADD region.
Barnes emphasized that, unlike American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds, opioid‑abatement money is restricted to opioid‑related purposes and—according to the summit discussion noted in the transcript—does not carry the same timeframe requirements as ARPA. The comments in the meeting were informational; the court did not propose or adopt a local plan or appropriation related to the settlement funds during the Sept. 19 session.
Any use of the settlement funds by local entities would be governed by the settlement terms and the work of state and regional advisory bodies; the fiscal court recorded the summit discussion for agenda awareness but took no formal action.
