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Halifax commissioners direct staff to review $112,000 opioid‑settlement gap funding request for HARC recovery court
Summary
Judge Teresa Freeman asked the board to approve a $112,000 one‑year gap grant from opioid settlement funds so Halifax’s HARC recovery court can continue services after a state grant expires June 30; county attorney and manager were directed to vet allowable uses and return with a recommended ordinance amendment.
Judge Teresa Freeman asked the Halifax County Board of Commissioners on behalf of the Halifax Accountability and Recovery Court (HARC) for an amended allocation of $112,000 to cover one fiscal year, July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027, so the program can continue while a state grant that has supported the court lapses.
The funding request followed Freeman’s explanation that HARC had been operating from a $500,000 state grant scheduled to expire June 30, 2026, and that continued state budget action remains uncertain. Freeman told commissioners the program currently serves 10 active participants and has a waiting list; without interim funding, “we will have to drop those participants who are in the middle of their recovery,” she…
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