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Board approves sending letter to state lawmakers urging restoration of outdoor naloxone cabinets
Summary
The board approved forwarding a Public Health & Safety Committee letter to state lawmakers requesting restoration and policy changes to allow consistent outdoor access to naloxone (Narcan) cabinets after prior removals for temperature-control reasons.
The Board of Selectmen approved a letter from the Public Health & Safety Committee urging Representative Brian Lenu and Senator Heather Summers to advocate for restoration and policy changes to permit consistent outdoor access to naloxone (Narcan) cabinets across Connecticut.
A committee member explained that Miranda Mahoney submitted the draft letter on the committee’s behalf; she said cabinets had been removed because outdoor temperature extremes prevented them from remaining within required temperature ranges and that some studies indicate overdose incidents rose where cabinets were removed. The committee requested the board’s support to ask state lawmakers to consider policy and technical fixes so cabinets could be reliably available.
Board members expressed support but also raised practical concerns about climate control and suggested locating cabinets in sites with ambient protection or exploring heated enclosures. The committee member moved to approve the letter and the board voted to forward it to the state legislators; the transcript shows the board voted “all in favor” but does not record numeric vote totals.
The board approved the action but did not adopt a funding plan for building climate-controlled enclosures; staff or the committee will follow up on technical options and potential meetings with legislators.
