Medical Lake joins county broadband project

MEDICAL LAKE – City residents may be seeing faster internet speeds in the near future.

Mayor Terri Cooper signed a Memorandum of Understanding before the city council on Tuesday, June 7, agreeing to partner with the Spokane County on a project to expand broadband infrastructure on the West Plains.

Medical Lake is at least the sixth municipality to sign such a memorandum with the county, and it comes with no financial commitment on the part of the city.

This is part of a larger initiative by the county to expand high-speed internet coverage to underserved rural areas, utilizing an expected gran...