(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council will vote Thursday on whether to continue contracting with Spokane County to provide animal control and emergency dispatch services amid an ongoing rift.
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Spokane spent nearly $40,000 on a feasibility study that told Mayor Lisa Brown it would cost $100 million to transition to an independent dispatch service, according to public records.
(The Center Square) – Despite a Jan. 1 deadline, the Spokane City Council canceled a presentation set for Monday that regional dispatch officials had planned to give ahead of their scheduled departure.
(The Center Square) – As tensions rise, Spokane Regional Emergency Communications sent a letter to the Spokane City Council on Friday requesting time to clear up some confusion before the two split ways.
(The Center Square) – Spokane Regional Emergency Communications confirmed Friday that it will not extend the deadline for the city to establish its own dispatch service – which could cost taxpayers $94 million over the first five years alone – after a report claimed it would take the city until October 2026.