Some municipal officials hesitant to spend opioid settlement funds
Fifteen municipalities in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, have received over $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds, but some have not spent any of it due to strict spending requirements. The funds are intended to support opioid remediation programs, including overdose prevention, treatment, and recovery support.
Luzerne County municipalities received over $1.5 million in opioid settlement funds. Some municipalities, such as Hazleton and Sugar Notch, have not spent any of the funds due to strict spending requirements. The Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust oversees the settlement award. The trust allocates 15% of the funds to the commonwealth, 70% to counties, and 15% to litigating subdivisions. Municipal officials are having trouble finding uses for the funding that meet the requirements. Only seven of the 15 municipalities have spent or committed any amount of funding.
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