Opioid abatement funding
Summary
FY 2027 opioid abatement money goes to recidivism reduction, the public defender, recovery ministries, and county finance. The pool shrinks every year as one-time payments wind down, so no new applicants were added this cycle.
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Last discussed Apr 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
Roughly $298,000 awarded for FY 2027 from a shrinking pool of settlement funds.
Residents in recovery, people leaving incarceration, and the public defender's office.
New applicants could not be funded this year as available funds decline.
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