Medical Lake council evaluates water plan

MEDICAL LAKE – The city may have to make changes to its overall water plan.

That concern was among several issued discussed Oct. 5.

City Administrator Doug Ross said the city purchases a large portion of the water from the state, and the state recently doubled the cost.

The budget may be affected, according to Ross, as the price per thousand gallons jumped from 56 cents to $1.12.

Ross said the easiest way to alleviate that additional cost is for the city to utilize some of the newly renovated sections of the water system and pull more water from the local wells.

The city can also get water fro...