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Resident questions $65,000 drug-education grant and asks why fire department needs opioid safes
Summary
At Wilkes-Barre City Council public comment, residents asked how a $65,000 drug‑education grant will be used and why the fire department is buying cameras, safes and software to secure opioids; council/staff said the grant is restricted and tied to a DEA requirement for secure storage.
Resident Sam pressed the council to explain a $65,000 drug‑education allocation and whether the funds are limited to the Wilkes‑Barre Area School District, warning that excessive messaging might backfire for young students.
"I'm very skeptical as to how this would work in primary schools," Sam said, urging caution and oversight of any program funded by the grant.
Council discussion that followed clarified that the allocation is…
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