(The Center Square) – Transcending jurisdictional and party lines, elected officials from Spokane County and the city of Spokane met Friday for an “unprecedented” meeting centered on disrupting the local drug trade.
Mary Kuney, chair of the Board of County Commissioners, said it had been years since they got together with the Spokane City Council. No one in the room could say with certainty when they last held a joint meeting — Friday was about rebuilding bridges and moving forward together.
The address included presentations from Sheriff John Nowels, Police Chief Kevin Hall, Medical Examiner Dr. Veena Singh and others on recent efforts. From multijurisdictional task forces to regional treatment projects, they laid out a multipronged response to Spokane’s opioid crisis…