Medical Lake library may get EV charging station

MEDICAL LAKE – The City Council reviewed s proposal at last Tuesday’s meeting to install a dual port electric vehicle charger at the local library.

The proposal was presented by Amber Williams, the Strategic Project Manager at the Spokane County Library District. She said the initiative is part of an ongoing partnership with Avista, which began in 2021 and has already resulted in EV chargers being installed at five other libraries.

The project would see the installation of a dual port AC Level 2 charger in the library’s parking lot.

According to Williams, the charger will be free for public us...