State code changes will require local contributions to ASAP; Chesapeake Bay ASAP asks Accomack to budget roughly $12,500

Aug 19, 2026

Staff briefed the board on recent Virginia code changes that mandate local financial participation in ASAP programs and a fiscal agent; the Chesapeake Bay ASAP executive director said the regional budget is about $1.1 million and estimated Accomack’s share around $12,500 per year.

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County staff and the Chesapeake Bay ASAP executive director updated the board about recently enacted state code changes that, according to staff, require localities to participate financially in local ASAP substance‑use programs and to provide a fiscal agent for the regional program.

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