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Spokane County seeks continued Aquifer Protection funding for school field‑trip programs
Summary
County staff asked commissioners to approve three interlocal agreements that would draw Aquifer Protection Area (APA) funds to support outdoor water-education programs with West Valley, East Valley and Mead school districts. The presentation emphasized student reach, program staffing and bus funding across multi-year arrangements.
Laura Goff, water resource education specialist at the Spokane County Water Resource Center, briefed the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 30 about three interlocal agreements (ILAs) that would continue classroom-to-field education funded by Aquifer Protection Area (APA) monies.
Goff said the ILAs are with West Valley School District (continuing partnership with the West Valley Outdoor Learning Center), East Valley School District (transportation support and on-site liaison for a fifth-grade wetland program) and Mead School District (restoring Bear Lake fifth-grade field trips after park construction). Goff said these…
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