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• Gothmann reflects on years in city government

  January 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Bill Gothmann has been part of the city of Spokane Valley since before the city existed. Now that he has sat on the dais at his last City Council meeting, …

• Spokane Valley has healthy reserves, council told

  September 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley City Manager Mike Jackson told the City Council Tuesday that the city has a balanced budget and healthy reserves going into 2012. “Right now I think we are …

• Facts, fallacies and questions to ask about city taxes

  May 14, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 We are approaching the time of year when citizens turn to running for Spokane Valley City Council. This can bring with it extravagant claims and dire predictions about taxes. Therefore, …

• Community development director retiring in July

  May 7, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V7 City of Spokane Valley Community Development Director Kathy McClung plans to leave behind a career of 32 years when she retires at the end of July. She has worked for … 1

• SARP gets ax from council

  April 28, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The death of the Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan was a long, slow one that has been anticipated for some time. The final blow came Tuesday night when the majority of the … 6

• Valley Council takes key step to kill SARP

  April 21, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council took the next-to-last step in eliminating the Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan Tuesday when it voted to advance an ordinance to kill the plan. The move was … 1

• Gothmann files papers for re-election to Spokane Valley City Council

  February 5, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Spokane Valley City Council member Bill Gothmann filed candidate registration paperwork this week with the Public Disclosure Commission declaring his intention to run for re-election in November. Gothmann, a retired …

• Spokane Valley council wants to broadcast meetings

  November 4, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 After nearly a year of discussion the Spokane Valley City Council took a decisive step forward Tuesday, agreeing to have staff prepare a motion authorizing the purchase of equipment so …

• Crowd sees Valley council take first step to kill couplet plan

  October 28, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A standing-room-only crowd watched Tuesday night as the Spokane Valley City Council took the first major step toward killing the Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan. They came even though the result was … 1

• Spokane Valley council passes 2011 budget

  October 14, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council unanimously passed its budget for 2011 Tuesday night, despite objections by Councilman Bill Gothmann to the cut in a cost of living adjustment raise to … 1

• Valley council freezes COLA for nonunion employees

  September 30, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Four Spokane Valley City Council members voted Tuesday to withhold a 2.5 percent cost of living increase in 2011 from the city’s nonunion employees despite the fact that the city … 2

• Vocal Point: Valleyfest organizers deserve city’s applause

    September 30, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Last Friday was the Hearts of Gold parade that was the start of the Valleyfest community celebration for Spokane Valley citizens. I was so proud as my group of six …

• Panhandling ban paying off, Spokane Valley leaders say

  September 16, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Panhandlers have been a familiar sight at busy intersections in Spokane Valley for years. Now, however, tough new rules against panhandling seem to have encouraged them to move down the … 2

• Spokane Valley’s budget to see surplus in 2014

  September 9, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Some members of the Spokane Valley City Council started to pick apart acting City Manager Mike Jackson’s proposed 2011 budget Tuesday, but at least one was using outdated numbers to …

• Tax cut sends message, council members say

  September 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Several Spokane Valley City Council members have been making a big deal out of a proposal to lower the 2011 property tax rate by 1 percent. What has been left … 1

• Spokane Valley council meeting turns testy

    July 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A quiet Spokane Valley City Council meeting Tuesday had a fiery ending when Councilman Dean Grafos read a prepared statement launching an attack on fellow Councilman Bill Gothmann. “Last week … 6

• Transcript: Dean Grafos’ July 6 comments

    July 8, 2010 in Washington Voices Spokane Valley City Councilman Dean Grafos’ comments directed at Bill Gothmann at the July 6, 2010, council meeting. 2

• Plain facts about City Council and what it’s doing for us all

  April 17, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V2 As Spokane Valley City Council members, one of our responsibilities is to make sure accurate information is available to citizens: no fancy rhetoric; no impassioned plea – just the plain …

• City crafting new shoreline plan

  October 31, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A plan to develop new shoreline regulations in Spokane Valley generated little enthusiasm Tuesday among City Council members. Several members resented having to spend $150,000 of city money for a …

• Tourism tax increase OK’d

  August 27, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A night at a motel in Spokane Valley will cost 50 cents more under a tourism tax increase approved Tuesday by the City Council. The Spokane Valley council joined Spokane …

• City could buy hall

  August 1, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley might get a lot more for its money if the city bought its current City Hall instead of building a new one. Owners of the Redwood Plaza, where …

• Valley councilmen seeking re-election to work on projects

  May 8, 2007 in City on Page B2 Spokane Valley Councilmen Bill Gothmann and Steve Taylor have begun campaigning for re-election, saying they want to continue working on a number of big projects taken up by the City …