+ More public defenders, property crime punishment proposals, Spokane School performance metrics and money for fighting a homeless discrimination lawsuit
The body would represent the first time the county has paid formal attention to the PFAS contamination crisis between Airway Heights and Spokane since the chemicals were found in West Plains groundwater more than 7 years ago.
A rundown of the local races we’ve been covering and where they stand today. What’s set in stone, what’s too close to call and what the local landscape will look like heading into next year.
CIVICS: Traffic Calming in Spokane, homelessness contracts, Liberty Lake tackles “the climate element,” and Spokane Public Schools get a new board member.
Plus, a slate of controversial first readings at Spokane City Council, including an ordinance that would prevent landlords without business licenses from raising rent or evicting tenants.
CIVICS: Spokane city discusses their plan for winter sheltering, Spokane County Commissioners will decide whether or not to break up homeless encampments with no regard for shelter capacity.
A sales tax from Spokane city and the continuation of a sales tax from Spokane County are up for a vote. What do they pay for and how much will they cost you? We have the answers.
Plus, utility rate changes coming, how we did on the Spokane Library’s summer reading program and a mysterious ethics complaint hearing in Liberty Lake.
