Drug Task Force Slashes Funding Request by 80%, but Future Increases Likely

The Okanogan County Narcotics Task Force reduced its funding request from Twisp and Winthrop by a whopping 80% for 2026.

The request is so low, it’s “likely not unsustainable,” according to Twisp Mayor Hans Smith, but given the realities of town budgets in Okanogan County, the task force moved to a contribution formula based on population size.

Twisp, with an assessed population of 1,110 residents, according to the task force, is asked to pay $5,870,…

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