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Medical Lake council votes to place West Plains aquifer protection area boundary on the ballot

City of Medical Lake City Council · April 8, 2026
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Summary

The council unanimously approved a resolution allowing Spokane County to include Medical Lake within a proposed West Plains aquifer protection area (APA) ballot measure, preserving voters' ability to decide funding and membership if the measure proceeds.

Medical Lake's City Council voted unanimously April 7 to approve a resolution authorizing Spokane County to place the city's boundaries within a proposed West Plains aquifer protection area (APA) on a future ballot.

The resolution does not commit the city to a funding mechanism; it simply permits the county to include Medical Lake in the APA question for voters to decide. City staff told council that if voters approve the APA the city would subsequently…

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