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Somerset County awarded $450,000 in state funds for jail medication‑assisted treatment
Summary
County Administrator Tim Curtis said Somerset received $450,000 in supplemental state funding to support Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) at the county jail and that the county's sublocate treatment program is fully funded for a third consecutive year without increasing property taxes.
County Administrator Tim Curtis reported the county applied for and received $450,000 in supplemental state funding to help pay for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) at the county jail. Curtis said the funds were allocated to the county’s sublocate treatment program, which is now fully funded for a third consecutive year "without adding to the property tax burden."
The announcement followed discussion of corrections standards and funding pressures: Sheriff Lancaster told the board the Maine Sheriff's Association is pushing back on proposed Department of Corrections standards that could have fiscal consequences for county taxpayers. No new county budget action was recorded regarding MAT funds during the meeting.
