KXLY
January 14, 2021 6:17 PM
Nia Wong
For the first time since then, she took questions from 4 News Now’s Nia Wong.
For weeks, questions lingered about how she fired Lutz, but her decision was made permanent when the Health Board voted 8 to 4 to remove him from his position.
“In the case of a health officer, it’s never going to be easy, but I have the support of the board,” Clark said in the fall.
It has not been easy. COVID-19 cases are surging in our community and new restrictions are suffocating local businesses and schools. All of this comes as Spokane County is left without a permanent health officer in the middle of a pandemic.