City of Pullman and WSU town hall scheduled for Aug. 19

August 14, 2020

By Communications staff, Washington State University

View of downtown Pullman and the WSU campus.

Leaders from the city of Pullman are hosting a virtual town hall on Wednesday, Aug. 19 to discuss the community’s response to COVID‑19.

Pullman Mayor Glenn Johnson will be joined by Washington State University President Kirk Schulz, Police Chief Gary Jenkins, Fire Chief Mike Heston, County Health Director Troy Henderson, Pullman Regional Hospital CEO Scott Adams and School District Superintendent Robert Maxwell. City Administrator Adam Lincoln will be the moderator.

The town hall will be broadcast live at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 19 on experience.wsu.edu.

Members of the Pullman and WSU communities can submit questions ahead of time by emailing towngown@pullman-wa.gov.

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