Aquifer Protection District Measure 1
Election Results
| Option | Votes | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | 54,520 | 73.84% |
| No | 19,316 | 26.16% |
* Race percentages are calculated with data from the Secretary of State's Office, which omits write-in votes from its calculations when there are too few to affect the outcome. The Spokane County Auditor's Office may have slightly different percentages than are reflected here because its figures include any write-in votes.
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Spin Control: Aquifer Protection Area renewal won big, even without a Wally the Otter
Aquifer Protection Area renewed for another 20 years.
Spokane city voters will be asked to pay $15 a year to improve aquifer water quality
For the first time in more than 20 years, the city of Spokane may join the aquifer protection area, a decision that would raise a tax but also help protect drinking water, according to city officials.
Spokane to rejoin Aquifer Protection Area if voters approve
When Spokane County asks voters to reauthorize the 40-year-old aquifer protection area for another 20 years, the city of Spokane will be included for the first time since 2004.
Spokane voters may be asked to rejoin 41-year-old aquifer district in which homeowners pay $15 a year
Spokane voters may be asked later this year whether to re-enter a regional aquifer protection coalition that the city left 21 years ago, with most homewners paying no more than $15 per year – roughly the same they paid 40 years ago when the partnership first formed.