Citizen opposition sank a proposal to dissolve the joint Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department in the state of Washington and create a county health department in its place.
Republican members of the county council introduced the ordinance near the beginning of December and vowed to vote on it before the end of the month. They said the joint city-county department was overseen by a board that did not fairly represent county interests, news reports said.But the Tacoma News Tribune raised another point: The health department is responsible for issuing onsite wastewater system permits necessary for development, and the Republican chairman of the
