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(The Center Square) – As the fight against homelessness, open-air drug use and crime continues, Spokane County is propping up a sobering center and other resources, with some construction slated for this fall. The Sobering & Triage Center is one of four priorities that the Board of County Commissioners identified and approved in May. The investments utilize opioid settlement funds, which the county and others received for holding pharmaceutical manufacturers accountable in court. Justin Johnson, director of the county’s Community Services Department, updated the commissioners on the status of …

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