Commissioners to send $10 million bond for new hospital to August ballot

The Board of Commissioners of Adams County Public Hospital District No. 2 unanimously voted in favor of placing a general obligation bond on the upcoming ballot for the public to decide if the hospital should move forward with the construction of a new hospital in Ritzville.

The vote came during a special meeting of the board on Thursday, March 21, and in the absence of chairman Stacey Plummer, Jerry Snyder ran in the meeting. The final decision came after over an hour of public forum and discussion about whether to repair, remodel or replace the current hospital facility in Ritzville.

Since t...