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Money from the settlement of opioid-related lawsuits is pouring into Massachusetts. The state has set spending priorities and is awarding grants. But most municipalities haven't spent any of the more than $51 million delivered since payments began in July of 2022.
Massachusetts will receive these funds over 18 years from a variety of settlements. The money is split between a state fund and municipal funds in order to address the opioid crisis, but municipal funds are not currently set up to manage a specific issue like this.
This is the first of several meetings that will discuss the proposed budget. Three of these meetings will be held outside of City Hall.
As of May 3, over $4.2 million in direct cash has been distributed to over 3,000 Springfield households. As many as 16,000 applicants are still waiting to hear.
Money set aside for "rainy day", unfunded pension liability, property purchases