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Annapolis mayor cites sharp drop in overdoses, announces FEMA hazard-mitigation grant and permit improvements
Summary
Mayor Jared Lippman told the council the city saw a 30% drop in reported overdoses and a 55% decline in fatal overdoses over the past year, highlighted a signed $35.5 million FEMA hazard mitigation grant and reported reduced average permit times from 15 to 5.6 working days.
Mayor Jared Lippman opened the March 23 special meeting with a series of community and operational updates, citing a year-over-year decline in reported drug overdoses and several administrative accomplishments.
"Over the past year, we've seen a 30 percent drop overall with fatal overdoses declining 55 percent," Lippman said, thanking city and nonprofit teams, the Annapolis Fire Department and the Office of Emergency Management's overdose prevention team…
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