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COUNTY DISCUSSES COLLARBORATION WITH CITY FOR OPIOID SETTLEMENT EXPENDITURES

(Richmond, IN)--Wayne County Commissioners want to collaborate with the City of Richmond in the spending of opioid settlement money.  "According to the AG report, the City of Richmond has not spent any of their money since Day 1," said Commissioner Brad Dwenger Wednesday.  Different Wayne County communities received different settlement amounts.  Dwenger talked about the impact of working together:  "I just think it makes sense.  Instead of having $300,000, we have $1.3 million or whatever the number is."  There is no deadline for an entity to spend its settlement dollars.