SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — An 85-year-old North Spokane farmer said he does not plan to pay a six-figure fine from the state for what officials call illegal irrigation.
Robert “Bob” Greiff received a $100,000 penalty from the Washington State Department of Ecology for unauthorized irrigation on his property near Deer Park. The lifelong farmer says the fine is unreasonable.
“Ridiculous. I don’t make $100,000 probably in my whole life,” Greiff said…