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Spokane Conservation District asks commissioners to back $15 parcel fee and inflation clause
Summary
The Spokane Conservation District proposed raising parcel fees from $10 to $15 and using state law HB 1488 to adopt a three‑year inflation adjustment; director Lisa Carter said the fees help leverage grants and support programs that multiply county funding.
Lisa Carter, director of the Spokane Conservation District, presented the district’s rates and charges proposal at the Nov. 17 Spokane County strategic planning meeting, asking commissioners for a head‑nod to proceed to public hearings.
Carter outlined the district’s argument that a modest parcel increase — from $10 to $15 per parcel, plus per‑acre fees (10¢/acre for developed/ag land; 5¢/acre for…
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