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West Plains residents press Spokane County to accelerate PFAS task force and add affected citizens
Summary
Multiple West Plains residents urged the Spokane County commissioners to speed up a PFAS (per‑and polyfluoroalkyl substances) task force, add citizen members with contaminated wells and farms, and deliver promised reports and filtration assistance.
Several West Plains residents used the Jan. 14 Spokane County meeting to press the commission for faster, broader action on PFAS contamination affecting local groundwater.
Laura Ackerman, who identified herself as a West Plains resident, told the commission she supports the task force but urged it to “move quickly and get going.” She told commissioners that PFAS is an expanding problem and said “poison wells don't know politics,” urging that the task force include a Democratic commissioner to increase perceived inclusiveness and to add more residents who have PFAS in their wells and who have livestock or farms.
Craig (last name not specified), a West Plains…
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