Gov. Inslee halts effort to dissolve Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department partnership
Gov. Inslee halts effort to dissolve Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department partnership Pierce County had been set to vote Tuesday on a proposal sponsored by County Councilmember Pam Roach, to dissolve the 38-year-old interlocal agreement Tacoma has with the county health department. Inslee’s proclamation effectively halts that effort from moving forward, putting it on ice until the state’s COVID crisis “is put to rest.” “This pause will allow public health workers to focus their energies on the most challenging chapter yet of our pandemic response,” Gov. Inslee said Monday. “It...