BSAP Votes To Split $20,000 Budget Three Ways
BSAP voted unanimously to split a new $20,000 budget into prevention, supplies and outreach funds.
BSAP · Meeting of September 9, 2026
BILLERICA — BSAP voted unanimously to split a new $20,000 budget into prevention, supplies and outreach funds. Treasurer Eric reported the group's current account at $601.98 after a $500 sponsorship payment, and member Bobby Simmons said Billerica logged nine overdoses last month, eight at-risk and one fatal repeat case, with toxicology still pending. Members debated, without a vote, whether to repeat a 2027 mental health fair after this year's event ran over its $4,500 sponsorship budget; Darlene argued school-based fairs "lose a huge amount of outreach" because turnout skews to that school's own families.
The committee also voted to keep its meetings on the second Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m. and set an Overdose Awareness Vigil for October 25 at 6 p.m.
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Source: the BSAP meeting of September 9, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.
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