Numerous members of the recovery community are voicing concerns over the rising overdose numbers in Christian County.
Representatives from Grace and Mercy, Redeemed and Restored, and Genesis all asked the Hopkinsville City Council to put the nearly three-quarters of a million dollars in Opioid Settlement Funds to use.
Many, including Councilwoman Brittanie Bogard asked Mayor JR Knight to form a committee.
click to download audioThe discussion will continue Thursday night at Committee of the Whole, where they will hear from the Kentucky Association of Counties’ Opioid Settlement Advisor, Lauren Carr.
In other business, City Council voted to close seven alleyways between West 2nd and West 7th Streets, with Community Development Services Director Tom Britton saying almost all of the adjoining land belongs to Second Baptist.
click to download audioThe other landowner signed a waiver.
Council also voted to rescind the Aunt Mary Fund, which hasn’t been used in years, and combined several Legacy Hopkinsville line items to more efficiently use the funding.
