Washouts Lead to Second Countywide
State of Emergency
SPOKANE COUNTY, March 15, 2017 – Warmer temperatures combined with continuing
rain showers are swelling rivers and streams to overflowing. A series of
road closures due to washouts led the Spokane County Public Works
Director/County Engineer to request a countywide declaration of a State of
Emergency by the Board of County Commissioners, effective immediately.
The declaration of an emergency will allow the Public Works Department to
acquire emergency supplies and equipment to mitigate the flood damage to roads
and bridges, primarily in the southwest and northern quadrants of the county.
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