Why hasn’t Taunton spent more than $1 million in opioid settlement money?

“Taunton City Councilor Estele Borges is questioning why the city has only spent a tiny fraction of the opioid settlement money it’s had in its coffers since 2024. Borges, who is running for mayor against O’Connell, criticized O’Connell in an interview and a Facebook post for lacking a “sense of urgency” and spending only $67,600 of the $1.5 million in opioid funding distributed to Taunton by the state. 

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