Medical Lake council continues jail fight

By RYAN LANCASTER

Staff Reporter

On Tuesday Medical Lake City Council said it will continue to fight the placement of a new Spokane County jail just east of the city and authorized a letter of opposition to be read into the record at a county planning commission public hearing March 17.

City attorney Cindy McMullen drafted the letter, which outlines a number of issues the city sees with an emergency comprehensive plan amendment, an urban growth area amendment and a land rezone the county has undertaken to clear the way for the detention center to be built.

“We don't quite see how this meets an...

 

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