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Wilkes-Barre officials discuss using up to $65,000 in opioid-settlement funds for youth education and fire-department security
Summary
City officials discussed a mayoral resolution to authorize expenditures of opioid-settlement money, up to $65,000, for narrowly allowed items including anti-drug education for preschool–middle school students, billboards and security upgrades for the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department; an official said roughly $61,000 in the account must be used or returned to the state.
The Wilkes-Barre City Council heard a mayoral resolution authorizing city officials to spend opioid-settlement funds on narrowly allowed items, including age-appropriate anti-drug education for preschool through middle-school students, citywide prevention campaigns and opioid-security upgrades for the Wilkes-Barre Fire Department.
Charlie, who explained the mayoral proposal, said the resolution would authorize expenditures not to exceed $65,000 and stressed the state-imposed limits on allowable uses. “It’s extremely restricted,” Charlie said, adding…
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