diff --git a/src/routes/idaa/(idaa)/recovery_meetings/ae_idaa_comp__event_obj_id_edit_v2.svelte b/src/routes/idaa/(idaa)/recovery_meetings/ae_idaa_comp__event_obj_id_edit_v2.svelte
index ddcb9911..69e2ebc7 100644
--- a/src/routes/idaa/(idaa)/recovery_meetings/ae_idaa_comp__event_obj_id_edit_v2.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/idaa/(idaa)/recovery_meetings/ae_idaa_comp__event_obj_id_edit_v2.svelte
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     }: Props = $props();
 
     // *** Import Svelte specific
+    import { onMount } from 'svelte';
     import { fade } from 'svelte/transition';
     import { browser } from '$app/environment';
     import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
@@ -192,21 +193,6 @@
             ? JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('lu_country_list') ?? '')
             : []
     );
-    if (lu_country_list && lu_country_list.length > 50 && Math.random() < 0.8) {
-        console.log(`Already have country list! ${lu_country_list.length}`);
-    } else {
-        core_func
-            .load_ae_obj_li__country({ api_cfg: $ae_api, log_lvl: log_lvl })
-            .then(function (result) {
-                if (result) {
-                    lu_country_list = result;
-                    localStorage.setItem('lu_country_list', JSON.stringify(result));
-                }
-            })
-            .catch(function (error: any) {
-                console.log('No results returned or failed.', error);
-            });
-    }
 
     // Load country subdivision lookup list (states/provinces, cached in localStorage)
     let lu_country_subdivision_list = $state(
@@ -214,30 +200,51 @@
             ? JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem('lu_country_subdivision_list') ?? '')
             : []
     );
-    if (
-        lu_country_subdivision_list &&
-        lu_country_subdivision_list.length > 50 &&
-        Math.random() < 0.8
-    ) {
-        console.log(
-            `Already have country subdivision list! ${lu_country_subdivision_list.length}`
-        );
-    } else {
-        core_func
-            .load_ae_obj_li__country_subdivision({ api_cfg: $ae_api, log_lvl: log_lvl })
-            .then(function (result) {
-                if (result) {
-                    lu_country_subdivision_list = result;
-                    localStorage.setItem(
-                        'lu_country_subdivision_list',
-                        JSON.stringify(result)
-                    );
-                }
-            })
-            .catch(function (error: any) {
-                console.log('No results returned or failed.', error);
-            });
-    }
+
+    onMount(() => {
+        // These reads of $state runes must be inside a closure (onMount) to avoid
+        // Svelte's state_referenced_locally warning — the values are valid at mount.
+        if (lu_country_list && lu_country_list.length > 50 && Math.random() < 0.8) {
+            console.log(`Already have country list! ${lu_country_list.length}`);
+        } else {
+            core_func
+                .load_ae_obj_li__country({ api_cfg: $ae_api, log_lvl: log_lvl })
+                .then(function (result) {
+                    if (result) {
+                        lu_country_list = result;
+                        localStorage.setItem('lu_country_list', JSON.stringify(result));
+                    }
+                })
+                .catch(function (error: any) {
+                    console.log('No results returned or failed.', error);
+                });
+        }
+
+        if (
+            lu_country_subdivision_list &&
+            lu_country_subdivision_list.length > 50 &&
+            Math.random() < 0.8
+        ) {
+            console.log(
+                `Already have country subdivision list! ${lu_country_subdivision_list.length}`
+            );
+        } else {
+            core_func
+                .load_ae_obj_li__country_subdivision({ api_cfg: $ae_api, log_lvl: log_lvl })
+                .then(function (result) {
+                    if (result) {
+                        lu_country_subdivision_list = result;
+                        localStorage.setItem(
+                            'lu_country_subdivision_list',
+                            JSON.stringify(result)
+                        );
+                    }
+                })
+                .catch(function (error: any) {
+                    console.log('No results returned or failed.', error);
+                });
+        }
+    });
 
     $effect(() => {
         if ($idaa_slct.event_obj) {
@@ -1965,10 +1972,6 @@ Copy and paste link: <a href="${link_base_url}?event_id=${event_do.event_id}">${
         @apply select p-1 preset-tonal-surface hover:preset-filled-surface-100-900;
     }
 
-    .field-richtext {
-        @apply preset-tonal-surface hover:preset-filled-surface-100-900;
-    }
-
     .field-hint {
         @apply block text-xs font-normal text-surface-500 -mt-0.5;
     }