Next week’s regional Solid Waste Summit will occur regardless of whether Spokane participates, 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.
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.
A two-day conference next week to chart the future of garbage disposal in Spokane was on the verge of collapse Thursday. Spokane Mayor Mary Verner announced late in the day that she thought the so-called Solid Waste Summit, scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, should be postponed.
County support for preserving the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System seemed to wane Tuesday as commissioners prepared for a two-day summit next week. The city of Spokane owns and operates the system now, but the county and other cities want a regional organization to take over.
Sale of electronic cigarettes to minors may be banned in much of Spokane County. County commissioners scheduled a public hearing Feb. 8 on a Spokane Regional Health District proposal that’s also on Spokane and Spokane Valley council agendas.
Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich hopes to profit from former Spokane County Treasurer Skip Chilberg’s recent re-election defeat. Knezovich had been wishing for a budget director when voters gave Chilberg his pink slip in November, and now he plans to hire the longtime public official.
Spokane County is looking for 15 volunteers to fill vacancies on boards and commissions. Some of the openings are available to residents throughout the county, while others are limited to certain areas.
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Spokane County’s $66 million project to upgrade Bigelow Gulch Road seems to have as much trouble with state officials as the pavement has potholes. A draft report from the Washington State Department of Transportation says the county right-of-way office’s work is so badly botched that two phases of the project aren’t eligible for federal reimbursement.
County Commissioner Al French had already lost a libel complaint against former Commissioner Bonnie Mager when she leveled the same charge against him this week. The state Public Disclosure Commission announced Jan. 3 that neither Mager nor the Eastern Washington Voters political action committee libeled French in last year’s general election campaign.
Former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager on Tuesday announced a Public Disclosure Commission complaint accusing her successor, Al French, of libel. With exhibits, Mager’s complaint is 107 pages long and covers many of the issues in her race against French. However, Mager’s cover letter focuses on a barrage of e-mails in the week before the Nov. 2 general election.
Spokane County’s three Republican commissioners signaled Tuesday that they won’t rubber-stamp precinct officers’ choice of state Rep. Matt Shea to replace state Sen. Bob McCaslin. They drew up a detailed list of information they want each of the party nominees to supply by Feb. 2. They also plan to conduct their own background checks.
Former Spokane County Commissioner Bonnie Mager Tuesday announced a Public Disclosure Commission complaint accusing her successor, Al French, of libel.
Regulations that could block improvements to the Centennial Trail may get the boot. The Spokane County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing Jan. 27 on an amendment to the county Critical Areas Ordinance to make more room for public trails.
A Spokane police officer was attacked early Sunday by a domestic violence suspect who trapped him in a chokehold until a bystander intervened. Sgt. Kevin King said the officer, whom he didn’t identify, was assaulted when he responded shortly after 2 a.m. to a domestic violence call in the 400 block of East Wabash Avenue.
A man reportedly armed with a knife was shot to death by police in northwest Spokane early Sunday. Spokane police officers were dispatched to the home at 5726 N. Elgin St. shortly before 4 a.m. to check on a report of domestic violence, according to the Washington State Patrol. No other injuries were reported.
A court ruling Thursday may permanently close an embattled Colbert-area restaurant. The state Court of Appeals decision overturns a zone change that allowed the McGlades Bistro and WineBar to operate.
Spokane County commissioners slogged through garbage issues for three hours Tuesday on their way to a Solid Waste Summit. They authorized Chairman Al French to join Spokane Mayor Mary Verner in sending invitations to the Feb. 2-3 summit at the CenterPlace Regional Event Center in Spokane Valley.
Spokane Mayor Mary Verner said Friday that she supports county commissioners’ call for a Solid Waste Summit. The purpose of the proposed two-day gathering of city and county leaders is to establish the framework for a new system of governing the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System.
Public officials are seeking a “fast-track” decision on who should control the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System. County commissioners Thursday accepted Spokane Mayor Mary Verner’s call for an agreement within 30 days.
New Spokane County Commissioner Al French was tested in doggy court Tuesday during his debut meeting. He cut to the chase in an appeal on behalf of Chaos and Henry, a pair of mastiff-St. Bernard mutts accused of mauling a moose.
Establishing a garbage democracy in Spokane County may prove as difficult as bringing representative government to Afghanistan. The challenge came into sharp focus Tuesday when Spokane city officials asked county commissioners to hurry up and sign off on $18 million worth of upgrades to the city’s Waste-to-Energy Plant.
Washington’s election system has many virtues, but speed isn’t one of them. Only 40.6 percent of last month’s Spokane County general election ballots were counted on election night.
City and county leaders tried this week to buy some time for reorganizing the Spokane Regional Solid Waste System. A committee of member governments voted 5-1 for a stopgap measure to discourage Spokane – which currently controls the system – from potentially undermining a new agreement.
