The Luzerne County opioid commission scheduled its latest public town hall for Sept. 10 in Duryea.

Officially named the Commission on Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement, the panel makes recommendations to county council on earmarks from opioid litigation settlement funds and periodically holds public sessions throughout the county to provide program updates and accept feedback.

The Sept. 10 town hall starts at 5 p.m. in the Germania Hose Co., 430 Foote Ave.

Figures indicate the county should receive approximately $30 million over 18 years from the state’s settlement against opioid manufacturers and wholesale distributors.

The most recent council-approved allocation last month provided $123,304 to Restorative Roots WB LLC to fund beds in a recovery house and $534,500 to Endless Mount

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