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Ben Stuckart enters race for Spokane City Council president
Ben Stuckart enters race for Spokane City Council president
Lab analyst running for mayor
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner has her first official opponent in this year’s mayoral race. Christopher W. Fenton, 32, filed paperwork last month announcing his intention to run for the city’s highest office, becoming the first potential challenger eligible to begin accepting campaign contributions.
Recent Whitworth grad is Verner’s first challenger
Recent Whitworth grad is Verner’s first challenger
County adds fee for court facilitator
Spokane County commissioners established a $25-per-session fee Tuesday for a court program that helps people file their own divorce cases. Commissioners said court officials requested the fee so they could add capacity to the overloaded “courthouse facilitator” program.
McMorris Rodgers staffer, David Condon, mulling run against Verner
McMorris Rodgers staffer, David Condon, mulling run against Verner
Spokane council split on joining county animal control
Spokane is not ready to sign off on a proposal for a regional animal-control shelter, City Council President Joe Shogan said Friday at a meeting of local governments. Shogan said the council is divided on whether to stick with Mayor Mary Verner’s plan to contract with the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service or try to renew the city’s contract with SpokAnimal C.A.R.E.
Assessor, treasure shuffle deputies after county election
The Spokane County assessor’s and treasurer’s offices have new chief deputies as well as new elected department heads. Treasurer Rob Chase planned to retain Chief Deputy Treasurer Bob Wrigley, but was forced to hire a new deputy last month when county commissioners selected Wrigley for a new countywide budget director position.
Stuckart, spokesman for Children’s Investment Fund, considering challenge to Corker
Stuckart, spokesman for Children’s Investment Fund, considering challenge to Corker
Waite announces another run for City Council
Waite announces another run for City Council
Baxter tapped to assume McCaslin’s seat
After a daylong interview process, Spokane County commissioners unanimously selected Jeff H. Baxter to replace Bob McCaslin in the state Senate.
Senate candidates will interview under oath
Candidates in a contentious process to fill a vacant state Senate seat will be asked to take an oath when they’re interviewed today. Spokane County commissioners hadn’t planned to require sworn testimony until state Rep. Matt Shea’s legislative assistant, Jim Robinson, asked Wednesday whether the interviews would be open to the public and under oath.
Commissioners approve incinerator improvements
Getting rid of a ton of garbage may cost about $12 more next year if the Spokane City Council accepts an agreement county commissioners offered Tuesday. Commissioners unanimously approved a contract amendment that would allow the city to pay $18 million for improvements to the electricity-generating incinerator that serves the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System.
County set to approve amendments to Waste-to-Energy Plant contract
County commissioners are ready to bless a plan to make Spokane’s garbage burner more competitive with regional landfills. The deal, which could be approved today, would allow Spokane to order $15 million worth of plant improvements.
Garbage deal taking shape with proposal for regional board
Public officials throughout Spokane County agreed Thursday to create a new regional garbage-disposal system that might not use Spokane’s Waste-to-Energy Plant. A host of thorny details are to be worked out by a committee, but the basic framework is a regional board with authority to contract with Spokane or any other service provider.
County, cities review waste system plans
More than 50 people turned out Wednesday for the first day of a conference to form a new plan for garbage disposal in Spokane County. Twenty-two officials from Spokane County and cities in the county reviewed the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System and their goals for reforming it.
McKereghan will make second run for Apple’s council seat
McKereghan will make second run for Apple’s council seat
Assessor says anonymous, burdensome records requests are intentional
Anonymous public disclosure requests threaten to cripple two Spokane County departments, commissioners were told Tuesday. Assessor Vicki Horton and Information Systems Director Bill Fiedler said numerous scattershot requests for documents from two untraceable e-mail addresses could tie up their departments for decades.
Verner or not, garbage summit is a go
Next week’s regional Solid Waste Summit will occur with or without Spokane participation, County Commission Chairman Al French announced Friday. The two-day gathering of local government officials throughout the county is intended to outline a new framework for the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System, which is owned and controlled by the city of Spokane.
Records dispute before high court
OLYMPIA – When a neighborhood group in 2006 demanded records about alleged nepotism in Spokane County, county officials said they checked employees’ current computers. But they didn’t check the hard drives of computers that had recently been switched out. They said a document didn’t exist when it did, on an old hard drive.
Spokane County public records case goes to high court
OLYMPIA – When a neighborhood group in 2006 demanded records about alleged nepotism in Spokane County, county officials said they checked employees’ current computers. But they didn’t check the hard drives of computers that had recently been switched out. They said a document didn’t exist when it did, on an old hard drive. So did they violate the state Public Records Act? And, if so, how much of a penalty should they pay?