How Will Leelanau County Spend Its Opioid Settlement Money?
By Craig Manning | May 20, 2026
Leelanau County is finally making a move to spend its hundreds of thousands of dollars in opioid settlement money.
The county’s Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to issue a request for proposals (RFP) seeking funding requests from “qualified organizations, agencies, healthcare providers, licensed health care and mental health practitioners, community groups, schools, non-profits, or governmental entities for programs and services that address the impacts of the opioid epidemic within the county.” It’s Leelanau’s biggest gesture yet toward spending a growing pile of cash earmarked for countering the nationwide opioid crisis.
According to a memo from County Administrator Jim Dyer, Leelanau County has thus far received $293,666.52 in settlement money, and …
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