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Votes at a glance: May 12 Spokane County commissioners meeting
Summary
The board approved the consent agenda and three public‑hearing items (including a nuisance code amendment and two property actions) and approved a board statement responding to a public‑defense lawsuit (3 ayes, 2 abstentions).
At its May 12, 2026 consent‑agenda meeting, the Spokane County Board of Commissioners recorded these formal actions:
- Consent agenda (items 3(a)–(h)): Motion to approve was made and seconded; the board voted and the motion passed unanimously. (Recorded attendance: five commissioners present.)
- Item 4(a): Amendment to Spokane County Code chapter 6.13 to add private camping as a listed nuisance and to set enforcement standards and specified exceptions. Motion passed unanimously.
- Item 4(b): Directed sale of a portion of a county parcel in the 4 Lakes area. Staff cited a 2024 appraisal valuing 1.5 acres at $90,000 and recommended selling 19,000 square feet for $30,000; sale contingent on the buyer paying boundary‑line adjustment costs and relinquishing an existing easement. Motion passed unanimously.
- Item 4(c): Vacation of an unnamed right of way in the Platte Sylvan addition to Meadowood Lake County Engineers Road (file no. 2326). The board accepted the county engineer's recommendation and the motion passed unanimously.
- By‑leave item 6: Approval of a board statement responding to a lawsuit brought by Spokane County Public Defender Colin Charbonneau and counsel for the defense director (transcript uses both 'Victoria Bloomquist' and 'Victoria Blumhorst'). The motion passed with three ayes and two abstentions; the record does not identify abstainers by name.
Several items had no public testimony. The board announced a closed session on labor negotiations and pending litigation following the meeting.
