Spokane mayoral candidate Lisa Brown speaks on proposed jail tax
Spokane Mayoral candidate Lisa Brown released this statement pertaining to what was talked about in Monday's press conference.
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Spokane Mayoral candidate Lisa Brown released this statement pertaining to what was talked about in Monday's press conference.
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Geiger Corrections Facility could be retiring if voters say yes to a new jail tax that would add two more facilities on the Spokane County Courthouse
The deal puts a small share of the project's total costs onto Spokane County's shoulders, but commissioners were divided in their reactions to the proposal.
The two complaints stemmed from a video former sheriff Ozzie Knezovich recorded at a county facility and uploaded to the official sheriff’s YouTube channel criticizing local legislators, Black community leaders and a candidate for the board of County Commissioners.
In a tense Tuesday meeting, the Spokane County Board of Commissioners voted to make Mary Kuney their next chair.This is the first year the county has five commissioners, and the first-year elections were held in districts, instead of county wide.