Cumberland County holding community forums on opioid funds distribution

Phaedra Trethan, Cherry Hill Courier-Post
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A series of community forums will be held to garner public input from Cumberland County residents about how to use opioid settlement funds.
A series of community forums will be held to garner public input from Cumberland County residents about how to use opioid settlement funds.

Cumberland County will host a series of community forums to gather public input on how it should use its share of settlement funds from opioid-related lawsuits.

The county's recently-formed National Opioid Settlement Advisory Council will work with the Cumberland County Alcohol and Drug Services Office to recommend how the funds will be used, and report those recommendations to the state. Bridgeton, Millville and Vineland are the municipalities participating in the national settlement (state and local distributions for 2022 and 2023 have already been made).

The meetings will take place as follows:

  • Bridgeton: 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, Cumberland County Library, 800 E. Commerce St.

  • Vineland: 5-7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 2, 1058 Landis Ave.

For more information, contact Melissa Niles, human services director, by email at Melissani@CumberlandCountynj.gov or by phone at 856-459-3080.

Phaedra Trethan has been a reporter and editor in South Jersey since 2007 and has called the region home since 1971. Contact her at ptrethan@gannettnj.com, on Twitter @wordsbyPhaedra, or by phone at 856-486-2417.

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This article originally appeared on Cherry Hill Courier-Post: Cumberland County to hold forums on opioid settlement distribution