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Avery County commissioners accept opioid settlement advisory committee recommendations to fund four local programs
Summary
The Avery County Board of Commissioners reached consensus June 17 to accept the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee’s recommendations to fund Freedom Life Avery, High Country Community Health, Marjorie Williams Academy and the Mediation and Restorative Justice Center.
The Avery County Board of Commissioners on June 17 accepted the recommendations of the Avery County Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Committee to fund four local programs. Sarah Price of the High Country Council of Governments presented the committee’s recommendations, which she had previously presented on June 3, and offered to answer questions.
The board reached consensus to fund Freedom Life Avery; High Country Community Health; Marjorie Williams Academy; and the Mediation and Restorative Justice Center. The transcript records no formal roll-call vote on the recommendation and describes the action as "consensus by the Board to accept the recommendations."
Why it matters: The opioid settlement funds are intended to support local prevention, treatment and recovery services. Funding recipients named by the advisory committee include community health and restorative-justice providers that serve Avery County residents.
What’s next: No further implementation details or award amounts were specified in the meeting record; staff follow-up to finalize grant agreements or awards was not recorded during this session. The advisory committee recommendations are to be acted on by county staff as the board directed by consensus.
