SPOKANE, Wash. — Business owners near the Ridpath Apartments in downtown Spokane are calling for increased city action to address persistent problems with trash and drug use in the area.

Mark Kartchner, who owns Kartchner Engineering across from the Ridpath, said he regularly picks up trash outside his building, though he believes the litter problem has improved over the last few months. However, he remains concerned about drug activity and overdoses he witnesses near his business.

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"It's confusing. I don't understand why that can't be enforced a little bit," Kartchner said. "We had an ambulance under the viaduct yesterday because we had an overdose there."

Kartchner said he has contacted both cit

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