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News >  Spokane

New deadline in works for harassment training agreed to following Condon ethics complaint

Sherry Jones, the National Organization of Women member who filed an ethics complaint against Mayor David Condon over the handling of a sexual harassment complaint against former Police Chief Frank Straub, is negotiating a new timeline for work to revise policies and train workers. Jones said the delay to the end of 2017 is necessary to make sure the work is done right and includes issues of pay equity between genders and discrimination in hiring and promotions.
News >  Spokane

City sets aside $550,000 to defend claims by former employees

The Spokane City Council approved this week a budget of $550,000 for private representation in two cases brought by former employees who claim harassment and discrimination. The contracts are needed because of the special demands of the cases, city officials say.
News >  Spokane

Riverfront Park redevelopment on track for 2017, planners say

After a tumultuous year that began with cost overruns, unexpected expenses and criticism from within, those in charge of Riverfront Park’s $64 million redevelopment say they’re on track for a big construction year in 2017. They’ve swayed at least one former critic, former park director Hal McGlathery.
News >  Spokane

Stormwater tanks, green spaces and traffic blockages headed downtown in 2017

City workers will begin installing two massive subterranean tanks to retain stormwater beginning early next year in downtown, part of ongoing efforts to clean up the Spokane River. The work will likely affect traffic, both auto and pedestrian, on the west end, prompting some concern about bleedover effects from 2016’s busy construction schedule.
News >  Spokane

Spokane couple met amid horrors of World War II; home may become haven for vets

Herbert and Mildred “Mickey” James found love amid their service in the 120th Evacuation Hospital, which followed Gen. George S. Patton’s march to Berlin through the Buchenwald concentration camp. The couple’s twin sons also served and are pondering converting their family home near the Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center into a home for elderly veterans.
News >  Spokane

Report: Cable error caused fatal airplane crash in Spokane River

A report from the National Transportation Safety Board said both the mechanic and pilot of a propellor airplane that crashed into the Spokane River in 2015 failed to notice improperly installed cables. The error caused the plane to bank uncontrollably, resulting in the crash that killed two men.
News >  Spokane

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers mum on possibility of Trump cabinet position

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers is not answering questions about her discussions with president-elect Donald Trump regarding a potential cabinet position, instead praising him as “a man of action” in public interviews. An election would need to be held if McMorris Rodgers, the fourth-ranking GOP member in the House of Representatives, leaves her post for another job.
News >  Spokane

Spokane police oversight still a concern in new round of law enforcement bargaining

Contracts with the unions representing police officers and supervisors are up for renewal at the end of the year. At the same time, the City Council is set to consider revisions to the authority of the police department’s civilian oversight body. The discussion will once again bring into conflict state labor laws and the public’s desire for law enforcement scrutiny.