Medical Lake has a good deal with Sheriff

It’s a topic that’s come up in all Medical Lake City Council races as well as the mayoral contest.

Should Medical Lake stay with its contract for law enforcement services with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office or sever that and restart its own police department?

Most of the candidates for office have stated they are in favor of remaining with the Sheriff’s Office for services, rather than restart the ML force, and perhaps renegotiate elements of the existing agreement. We think that’s wise, for a number of reasons.

The biggest reason is a question we would pose to those in favor of restoring...