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County directs opioid settlement funds to recovery transportation and family wing items at local program
Summary
Indiana County approved using opioid settlement funds to contract with Uber Government Transportation for $10,000 in rides for people in recovery and to buy $2,500 in items for a family wing at Firetree A New Way of Life in Blairsville.
Indiana County commissioners on May 13 approved two uses of opioid settlement funds to support recovery services.
At the request of Amanda Schroeder, the board unanimously approved a $10,000 contract with Uber Government Transportation to provide rides for people in recovery to treatment, recovery-related resources, court appointments and employment. The board also approved $2,500 to purchase items to create a family wing at Firetree A New Way of Life in Blairsville. Both expenditures are to be paid from the county’s opioid settlement funds.
The decisions are intended to reduce transportation barriers to treatment and to expand family support space at a local recovery program. The meeting minutes do not specify program performance metrics, procurement details for the Firetree purchases, or a continuing funding plan beyond the approved amounts.
The motions were carried unanimously. Staff will proceed with contract execution and procurement as authorized by the board.
