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• Girl Scouts raise funds for repairs

  May 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Girl Scouts have helped raise enough money to save the Millwood City Park’s wading pool. During Tuesday’s Millwood City Council meeting, Girl Scout troop leader Vicki Porter and the four …

• Crime rate down, sheriff tells council

  April 7, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 The city of Millwood had less crime last year. At Monday’s Millwood City Council meeting, Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich said crime dropped 10 percent from the previous year.

• Girl Scouts raise funds for Millwood pool

  April 5, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Monday afternoons are busy at the Porter house. That’s when members of Girl Scout Troop 2436 meet to work on their biggest project to date – raising money to save …

• Meeting day to change

  March 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Since 1928, the Millwood City Council has held a regular meeting the first Monday of the month. On May 8, that will change. During Monday’s meeting, council voted unanimously to …

• Millwood makes progress on 2012 budget

  December 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Finance issues dominated the agenda Monday night at the Millwood City Council meeting. City Treasurer Debbie Matkin presented an updated version of next year’s budget incorporating saving measures that were …

• Millwood leaders air budget solutions at forum

  December 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Poor economic conditions and the prospect of losing funding sources put the city of Millwood in the position of a potential budget shortfall for a second consecutive year. As a …

• Shoreline update process explained

  November 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Shoreline and budgets were key topics of discussion Monday night at the Millwood City Council meeting. The meeting opened with a presentation by Jaime Short, shoreline planner with the Washington …

• Water system plan approved

  June 11, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V7 Two public hearings, an engineering services agreement and accepting a grant for new playground equipment kept the Millwood City Council busy Monday night. The meeting opened with a presentation by …

• Council bans e-cigarette sales to minors

  April 9, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V9 The Millwood Youth Advisory Council took a step it believes will help protect area youth. During the Millwood City Council monthly meeting on Monday, youth council President Kelly Hansen presented …

• A lifetime of joyful public service

  April 9, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Glenn Bailey enjoys serving his community. As one of Millwood’s longtime public servants, Bailey has contributed more than 20 years as a councilman.

• City park pool future debated

  February 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The centerpiece of Millwood City Park since 1954, the wading pool, may soon be a thing of the past. During the regular Millwood City Council meeting Monday night, council members …

• Millwood considering speed bumps to slow speeders

  September 30, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V10 Millwood City Council moved closer to slowing traffic on Empire Avenue, South Riverway and Bridgeport Avenue during a special public meeting Sept. 22. The council unanimously approved a motion for …

• Council OKs adding parking stalls at park

  April 10, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Millwood City Council’s attention turned to parking Monday as it approved additional stalls for the city park and agreed to take a larger view of overall parking issues. Councilman …

• Water rules could affect paper plant

  March 6, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V6 A water quality improvement report for the Spokane River and Long Lake issued by the Washington state Department of Ecology last month may have a significant impact on the city … 1

• Council adopts county’s plan on homelessness

  February 6, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V8 Millwood City Council joined forces with Spokane County in an effort to end homelessness. In a unanimous vote Monday, council members approved a resolution adopting the Spokane County Regional 10-year … 1

• Millwood council approves zoning, home-based business changes

  November 7, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V8 The Millwood City Council unanimously approved three ordinances amending municipal code on land use, subdivisions and zoning on Monday night. City Planner Tom Richardson presented the new ordinances to the …

• Millwood council orders more study of traffic speeds

  September 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Amid conflicting comments from Millwood residents regarding alleged traffic problems, the Millwood City Council unanimously approved seeking additional traffic data on Fowler, Empire and Butler roads Monday night at the … 2

• Project progress discussed at council meeting

  June 6, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V6 Lack of progress on the $1.3 million Argonne Road construction project raised concerns at the regular Millwood City Council meeting Monday night. “As of Friday there were 18 working days, …

• Argonne Road bids come in lower than expected

  April 11, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The competitive bidding market, brought on by the economic downturn, provided Millwood good news at Monday’s meeting. Engineering Firm Welch Comer and Associates representatives Jackie Fullerton and project administrator and …