(216) stories found containing 'LEGAL NOTICE'

John McCallum, Editor|Updated Feb 13, 2014

Openness is important in maintaining public trust in our governmental organizations. Openness means access to what public officials do. It can be difficult, especially when it comes to obtaining records created by government. But openness also means notification, something a bill moving through the state House of Representatives would impede if it became law. The House Education Committee was scheduled to hear testimony today (Feb. 13) on HB 2319, a bill that would make it easier for school districts to publish notices of...

Updated Jan 13, 2014

The public needs to be aware of a Public Hearing Notice that was in the Dec. 26 edition of the Cheney Free Press, in the legal section, page 7, section 2, regarding Cheney Hydroponics wanting to build a structure for the production and processing of recreational marijuana. The public is invited to attend this hearing, to call or to write to our city officials. This hearing will take place Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m., at Cheney City Hall in the City Council Chambers at 609 Second St, Cheney, Wash. Cheney Hydroponics is interes...

John McCallum, Editor|Updated Dec 28, 2012

Cheney’s City Council meeting Thursday Dec. 20 set a record that might stand for quite a while. At one minute, 44 seconds it was likely the shortest council meeting ever held, with only one item addressed before adjournment – paying the bills. The meeting had been moved from its normal fourth Tuesday of the month, which this December falls on Christmas Day, to last Thursday by council vote at the Nov. 27 meeting. However the city issued a “Notice of Meeting Continuation” to reconvene the Dec. 11 meeting, something Mayor T...

Signature gatherers flock in front of traffic areas like shopping destinations. Perhaps it's naïve on my part, but just this week I learned that these workers are paid for their time and, in many cases, for each signature gathered. A Colorado NBC affiliate, 9News, reports that “most signature gatherers are hired by private companies and paid for each signature they receive.” Washington state initiative sponsors must have 241,153 qualifying signatures for their idea to be placed on the ballot. This figure is a percentage of t...

Operators hope new laws clear up ‘gray' areas, law enforcement has concerns about usage By RYAN LANCASTER Staff Reporter Among those closely watching the fate of a bill that would regulate the state's medical marijuana industry are Airway Heights officials, who have met with one dispensary owner interested in opening up shop in the city. Senate Bill 5073 passed the state Legislature last week and now sits on the desk of Gov. Chris Gregoire, who has said she won't sign it for fear that state workers could be held liable for v... Full story

By JOHN McCALLUM Editor In last week's Cheney Free Press a letter to the editor appeared criticizing Cheney codes defining who can live together in a single-family residential zone. I had an editor's note placed after the letter regarding these codes because the writer insinuated the code limiting unrelated occupancy in residential zones was something new. It is not. It has been an issue for years, dating to before I became editor and was a lowly staff reporter covering Medical Lake. In trying to remember when the city made... Full story

Sometimes legislators and government officials just don't get it. People don't trust governments to always do what's right. It's the fuel stoking the fires of concerns about the economy, health care, regulations and budget deficits. And yet every few years government officials seek to enhance this mistrust by lobbying legislators to remove the responsibility of making sure citizens are properly notified of government actions. This year is no different as three separate bills, HB 1818, HB 1478 and SB 5360 wind their way...

By JANELLE KOHNERT Reporter WNPA Olympia News Bureau Deferring state requirements to meet growth, shorelines and stormwater management mandates would save cities and counties untold amounts of money, legislators learned last Thursday, Feb. 3, at a hearing before the Senate Government Operatons, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee. Further, eliminating the requirement for municipalities to publish their public notices in newspapers, and instead allowing them to post such notices to their respective websites as an...

Eastern Washington University plans response to ultra-conservative hate group's on-campus appearance By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Eastern Washington University received notice late last week that it is one of several area locations scheduled to be picketed by members of the ultra-conservative Westboro Baptist Church. University officials were informed that WBC members will be on campus between 3:45 and 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20 to, according to the church's website, “preach the only Gospel truth the students and faculty of t... Full story

Education, entertainment and embarrassment. Those are just three of many reasons that come to mind when pondering why the Cheney Free Press provides weekly police reports from West Plains' law enforcement agencies. Some residents like the education they provide. Others enjoy a certain entertainment factor. And yet there are those who want to run for the shadows when – to their embarrassment – they appear in the section. While there are numerous reasons why people either like or dislike the police reports, our primary rea...

By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter Four Lakes residents got a shock on July 1 when they received a notice from the Four Lakes Water District No. 10 board of commissioners informing them an emergency drought situation had been declared. Residents were asked that they stop all outside water use, which included lawns, gardens and orchards. The notice was issued because water levels in the area have dropped dangerously low with the recent warm temperatures. Water district commission member Scott Rushing said the problem is...

By JOHN McCALLUM Editor Sad isn’t something Dallas Bailey said her son often shows. But it was sadness staring back at her when the Cheney mom told him his blended-preschool teacher at Salnave Elementary School, Cindy Melhus, wouldn’t be returning to the class after spring break last April. “My son is asking why didn’t she say good-bye, will I ever see her again?” Bailey told a group of parents of students in Melhus’ class who had gathered at Cheney’s United Methodist Church on May 14. The parents were mobilizin...

By DAVID TELLER Staff Reporter A new development is being proposed in Cheney and the Community Development Department wants the public to comment on it. The proposed project would be a 9,375-square-foot site between 105 and 121 N. Ninth St. The finished project would be a two-story, multi-family residence that would have standard and studio apartments. The building will have a daylight basement that the owner, Premiere Student Living LLC., wants to leave as an option to convert to a fifth apartment. Cheney planner Elisa...

By JOHN McCALLUM Editor For the record, squirrels in Cheney cost $64,508. Oh yes, and 21 cents. That's the amount the Cheney City Council agreed to shell out to Power City Electric to replace circuit switches at the city Light Department's electrical substation on Cheney-Plaza Road. The switches were damaged last March when a squirrel entered an electrical conduit and caused a short circuit resulting in an almost 90-minute long power outage to over 1,800 Cheney and 575 Inland Power and Light customers. In explaining the...

By JOHN McCALLUM Editor After spending over $1 million defending itself in several Myers Mobile Home Park lawsuits, the city of Cheney is taking steps to get a little money back. City attorney Frank Conklin notified Myers' attorney John A. Bardelli last Friday that the city intends to file a motion before Spokane County Superior Court Judge Salvatore Cozza asking the court clerk to pay Cheney any funds deposited by Myers into a registry with the court. If agreed, the money would be used to reimburse the city for legal...