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Spokane Eyes Big Buy to Cut Justice Costs | Spokane News
Spokane’s city leaders are eyeing a $18.5 million purchase of Rock Point East, a five-story, 230K-square-foot building, to consolidate criminal justice operations and slash costly leases and renovation bills. Currently paying $1.2M annually to rent county spaces—plus $10M for upgrades—the city hopes owning its own facility will save money and provide room to grow as case loads and public defender needs rise. Funding would come from a city investment pool loan, with annual payments of $1.5–2M. Some tenants would remain and pay rent, while future plans include integrating social workers into…
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