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Committee considers pooling opioid-remediation funds with neighboring towns
Summary
SUDAK discussed coordinating distribution of opioid-remediation money with neighboring towns to simplify applications and make funds available to towns that have not yet spent allocations.
Lynn Carlson told members the committee is speaking with neighboring towns about working together to distribute opioid-remediation funds so agencies and applicants could apply through a single entity. "We are talking to Horowitz, Orleans, Chatham, and Bruce, and moving forward with the collaboration of the 5 towns in terms of distribution," she said, describing a plan to make the application process easier for providers and residents.
Committee members supported taking a strategic approach and asked staff to follow up with a letter writer (Emily Davis) and other stakeholders before moving a funding request to a vote. The discussion emphasized programmatic planning and the need to tailor proposals to avoid unintended harms—Carlson noted research linking substance use and suicide risk as a reason to proceed thoughtfully.
