Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers released a new plan on Thursday aiming to address the impacts of the drug crisis on residents and businesses. Somers' plan includes an executive directive and a spending plan for the county's $1.4 million opioid settlement that will be transmitted to the Snohomish County Council. In a release, Somers said the spending plan would be focused on a community-centered response to the crisis. The executive directive will be issued to the Department of Emergency Management, directing the department to convene a Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) Group, which will organize different agencies including Fire/EMS resources, housing and human services, public health and medical services, public safety and other regional partners in the county's pursuit of addressing the drug crisis. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/snohomish-county-plan-address-drug-crisis/281-a0815cfb-3f16-4f6f-8d27-efee5a7c8331