(The Center Square) – The Spokane City Council will vote Thursday on whether to continue contracting with Spokane County to provide animal control and emergency dispatch services amid an ongoing rift.
The two parties and quasi-governmental agencies, Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Services and Spokane Regional Emergency Communications, are no strangers to the spotlight. Feuds over voting power and funding have played out publicly this past year, with a renewal deadline set ahead of 2026.
While Spokane has signaled plans to stand up its own dispatch center, city officials have acknowledged that they may need to continue using some SREC resources during this transition. Spokane floated the idea of establishing its own animal control services, but ongoing budget challenges stand in the way.…