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Residents urge Hopkinsville to use opioid settlement funds for recovery services; council authorizes settlement participation
Summary
Public commenters urged using opioid settlement money for a recovery community center and peer supports; the council authorized the mayor to execute an opioid settlement participation agreement after a closed-session briefing.
Multiple Hopkinsville residents and recovery-service providers urged the city to direct opioid settlement funds toward recovery community services, and the City Council subsequently authorized the mayor to sign a participation agreement for the opioid settlement.
At the start of public comment, Shane Adamov, transitional living director, urged council to emulate Calloway County’s use of opioid settlement funds to build a recovery community center with peer support specialists, transportation vans and harm-reduction programs. "The…
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