Spent 604,970.41 of settlement money buying county property

Between 12/30/2025 and 03/12/2026 the County paid West Jersey Title Agency 604,970.41 from its opioid settlement account for three properties in Pilesgrove. Deposits of 5,000.00 each for 8 Chapel Street and 24 Church Street on 12/30/2025. Closings of 494,215.91 for 24 Church Street and 55,754.50 for 8 Chapel Street on 02/19/2026. 45,000.00 for Green Street, Block 53 Lot 4, on 03/12/2026. Resolution 2026-044, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on 01/21/2026 and certified by the Clerk of the Board, authorizes buying 24 Church Street for 925,000.00 and 8 Chapel Street for 55,000.00 for county purposes, including a senior citizen center and office space for County government. It states the County will fund the purchases through opioid litigation settlement funds and CDBG CARES Act funding, which results in no additional costs to county taxpayers. The record holds no resolution for the Green Street parcel. Exhibit E names recovery housing, peer recovery centers and crisis stabilization centers, not a senior center or County offices, and no opioid program for these buildings is documented. Every payment falls in FY2026, 07/01/2025 to 06/30/2026. The FY2026 report, published 10/01/2026, certifies them inside a Recovery Supports program figure of 643,214.13.