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• Verner presents mix of budget solutions

  May 12, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Mayor Mary Verner gave a preview Wednesday of a 2012 budget she says would be painless for residents who obey the law. Verner proposed to close a tentative $6.6 … 34

• Verner urges council to reject library-only tax

  February 13, 2011 in City on Page B1 A proposal to ask voters for a library tax appears unlikely to make the ballot after Mayor Mary Verner and her staff urged council members last week to consider a … 47

• Expired parking meter would cost $25 under plan

  January 31, 2011 in City on Page A1 Motorists could soon face heftier fines for parking too long at downtown parking meters. The Spokane City Council is scheduled tonight to consider raising parking ticket fines from $15 to … 40

• City vehicle tab tax in limbo

  December 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane City Council is balking on plans to impose a new $20 tax on vehicles this year, and in a surprise move shifted money away from road plowing and … 21

• Deal saves Spokane firefighting jobs

  November 30, 2010 in City on Page A5 Spokane won’t lose a fire station and firefighters won’t face pink slips for 2011. The Spokane firefighters union voted last week to accept Mayor Mary Verner’s request to forgo raises … 5

• Residents rally for library branch

  October 28, 2010 in City on Page A5 Several library users fought tears Wednesday as they implored Spokane library trustees to keep the city’s East Side branch open. “This place provides access,” said Spokane resident Scott Engelhard, his … 6

• Library board considering East Side branch’s closure

  October 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 Several times a week Lewis and Clark High School freshman Janelle McNeal heads to the East Side Library to finish homework, connect with friends online and read books. But that … 13

• Lack of snowfall brings savings

  March 17, 2010 in City on Page A5 A light snowplowing season is helping local governments recover from the previous, financially punishing winter. “We really needed the break,” said Neil Kersten, Spokane Valley’s public works director. “We’ve done … 3