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Cheney’s planning department is asking the public to weigh in on two notices of application for project work — one of which is citywide. City officials are proposing creation of an “Institutional Zone,” an amendment to Cheney’s municipal code that would set forth design parameters specific to institutional structures such as schools, the fire and police stations, City Hall and Spokane County Fire District 3’s Presley Drive headquarters — the exemption being Eastern Washington University which is already covered under a “Publ...
Closing down the illegal West Plains kennel that animal control officers raided and rescued dozens of dogs on April 26 presented a challenge from the get-go. Perhaps the biggest was just confirming that a still as yet unidentified property owner on the 21000 block of West Bowie Road was selling dogs illegally. The “puppy mill” was quite isolated and “It’s fairly rural,” Ashley Proszek, Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service (SCRAPS) field operations manager s...
Cheney police department Capt. Rick Campbell explained to the city’s Planning Commission at its Feb. 12 meeting why it’s a good idea for residents to make sure their grass is mowed and yards are free of debris. Campbell has been handling code enforcement duties since the department took over the responsibility from the fire department in mid-2016. The intent was to move away from a complaint-driven approach to enforcing compliance with the city’s list of 18 designated property nuisances to one that is more proactive — and...
A fire that destroyed a four-unit building at Cheney's Washington Square Apartments may have been caused by a lit candle and a cluttered computer desk. According to a report written by Spokane Fire Department investigator Lt. Steve Jones, obtained through a Cheney Free Press public records request, listed the official cause of the Aug. 5 blaze as undetermined. In the report, however, the resident of the unit where the fire began suspects it was a candle at her computer desk....
Cheney residents asked to keep streets clear of vehicles to aid in snow plowing City of Cheney officials are warning residents that if you park on the street, your vehicle must be moved if there’s a heavy snowfall this winter. Moving vehicles for plowing speeds up the process to make streets clear and safe for everyone, including school buses and emergency responders. According to the city’s “Snow Removal” ordinance, whenever two or more inches of snow accumulates on city streets, and so long as that snow remains unclear...
At the Nov. 6 Airway Heights City Council meeting, the council interviewed two applicants for an opening on the board left vacant by the resignation of Aspen Montelone. Veronica Messing, who had previously been appointed to the council, was chosen again. The other applicant, Arthur Bubb, had moved to Airway Heights a year and a half ago from California. He served on a school board for a school in California and a citizens committee and wanted to become more involved in Airway...
Candidates running for both mayor and seats on the Medical Lake City Council met citizens at a community forum Oct. 4 in the high school auditorium. Sponsored by Re-Imagine Medical Lake and moderated by Superintendent of Schools, Tim Ames, the forum attracted about 50 people. According to a Re-Imagine news release, candidates had two minutes to answer each of six questions prepared in advance. The audience heard from mayoral candidates Shirley Maike and Mikeal Suniga as well as council hopefuls John Paikuli, Monica Manza,...
The July 18 Medical Lake City council meeting had a full house. All went fine until the second reading of a proposed code on fire pits was scheduled to be read. At the June meeting, Councilwoman Jessica Roberts made a motion to table the proposal due to lack of notice. It failed with no second. At the July meeting, City Administrator Doug Ross asked Roberts in a belittling way, in my opinion, if she now had enough time to do her reading. She didn’t lose composure, answered yes, and preceded to school all in the chamber w...
Although school is out for the summer, the Medical Lake School District will have several courses and activities for students in July and August. During its June 27 meeting, the school board of directors approved the district's summer school and enrichment programs. Michael Anderson Elementary School will have its extended school year for special education students from July 31-Aug. 17. During that same timeframe, Hallett Elementary School will once again host its summer...
The city of Medical Lake received some additional funds to help with its summer street patching. During its June 20 meeting, City Council approved the state Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) fuel tax grant distribution agreement for the $23,274 the city received from the board’s 2017 Emergency Repair Program. The money can only go toward fixing the streets that were damaged from the moisture in winter and spring. City Administrator Doug Ross said staff will be renting the equipment and repairing the streets in early J...
Cheney police and Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Services, SCRAPS, officers aren’t certain if two stray dogs were what killed a cat in the Golden Hills area last Wednesday evening, but are advising the public to keep an eye out for them nonetheless. In an email late on June 22, Kellie Yates said two “large, block dogs” had entered her home on Sunrise Drive by forcing open a heavy sliding glass door. She wrote that they chased her two cats through the house before “killing one of them at 7:44 this evening...
Tests reveal no contaminants in water Cheney officials released a statement May 25 that tests on the eight municipal water system wells revealed no traces of the contaminants PFOS or PFOA. Higher than accepted levels of the two perfluoro compounds in wells in Airway Heights and areas southeast of Fairchild Air Force Base have led to shutting down the use of those wells and flushing procedures to clear the system of chemicals, forcing residents to use bottle water. Despite being miles from the contaminants source Cheney...
It’s official — the city of Airway Heights’ recreation center project has its design-build team. During its June 5 meeting, City Council approved the selection of Lydig Construction & ALSC Architects as the designer/builder for the project. Council also authorized City Manager Albert Tripp to execute the DBIA agreement and issue a notice to proceed on the project. The recommendation to select Lydig and ALSC came from the project’s evaluation committee after it scored the team’s management proposal. ALSC/Lydig was one of tw...
Cheney Public Schools’ board of directors voted unanimously at their May 10 meeting to use the general contractor/construction manager (GCCM) form of project management on two facilities scheduled for renovations from voter passage of a $52 million capital facilities bond in February. OAC project manager Rusty Pritchard told the board renovation and expansion of the high school, along with relocating the alternative high school Three Springs, meets four of the five state criteria for being eligible to apply to use the GCCM m...
The city of Airway Heights Garfield Road/Sixth Avenue reconstruction project took center stage at the May 15 City Council meeting. Council awarded the bid for the project to DW Excavating, Inc. out of Davenport, Wash. Century West, the city's engineer of record and consultants for the project, reviewed the four bids that came in and they recommended the company's proposal for $1.548 million. Council also authorized a $235,800.28 contract for construction management services...
Airway Heights residents and visitors to the area may notice a couple of traffic improvements on U.S. Highway 2 around the same time of the Spokane Tribe Economic Project’s opening. During the Airway Heights City Council’s April 10 study session, Public Works Director Kevin Anderson presented an update on the proposed transportation improvements related to STEP. Anderson explained that after negotiations with the city and the Washington state Department of Transportation, the Spokane Tribe of Indians will be obligated to con...
Trulove named to chair of regional planning body The Spokane Regional Transportation Commission’s Policy Board of Directors has elected Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove to serve as chair of the regional planning panel. Trulove replaces Spokane Councilwoman Amber Waldref, who served as chair from January 2016 to February 2017. Trulove will also serve a one-year term. He served as vice-chair during Waldref’s term. The SRTC policy board of directors is a 14-member board composed of an elected official from a small town to represent jur...
1 Years Ago Feb. 8, 2007 Silver Lake homeowners received an unofficial notice from the state Department of Ecology that their community was selected to receive one of four aquatic weed management grants. It was specially earmarked for conducting a contracted analysis and study of the Eurasian milfoil problem at the lake. The Airway Heights City Council approved a “latecomer’s agreement” of water service and a new development in the area. The agreement extended 480 feet of water line on Lyons Road, south of U.S. Highw...
Task force seeks information on car theft fugitive The Spokane Regional Auto Theft Task Force (SRATTF) has probable cause to arrest William Anthony Vesely, 30, for theft of a 2012 Jeep Wrangler, theft of a 2016 Forester Forest River motorhome (valued at $111,000), burglary, vehicle prowl, criminal trespass, hit and run property damage and reckless driving. Vesely also has a $30,000 felony warrant for burglary, and a $1,000 misdemeanor warrant for driving with a suspended...
At its Nov. 21 meeting, the Airway Heights City Council approved a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the city and the Kalispel Tribe of Indians to resolve a pending appeal before it reached the U.S. Department of the Interior Board of Appeals. The agreement stemmed from Interior’s decision to place 69.03 acres of off-reservation property in Airway Heights’ city limits into trust for the Kalispels at their request back in May. The city filed a notice of appeal after it learned of the Interior’s decision. Accor...
When it comes to dealing with delinquent utility accounts, Airway Heights staff is going to use one of the tools it already has. At an August study session, staff proposed Ordinance 878, which amends the city’s municipal codes “Water System” and “Sanitary Sewer System,” and creates a new section “Utility Services.” The ordinance will allow only property owners to set up utility accounts. Currently both property owners and tenants can create accounts. During the session, accounting-records clerk Addam Janke said staff proposed...
The city of Cheney’s planning department has issued a notice of application and State Environmental Protection Act review checklist for remodeling of the Cheney School Districts’ Fisher Building. The application was issued Sept. 28, and comes from the prospective buyer of the district’s former high school, junior high school and administrative building — Eastmark Capital Group of Seattle and their consultant, Lori Noto Consulting. Application documents can be viewed at the city’s Community Development Department, 112 Ander...
The city of Cheney has issued a notice of application and accompanying SEPA environmental review checklist for a proposal to design and construct a reclaimed water system that would be used to treat wastewater from the city's reclamation plant and use it for irrigation on city parks, school district fields and potentially fields and lawns at Eastern Washington University. Cheney Public Works Director Todd Ableman probably put that in a more concise manner. "It's a roadmap to...
Medical Lake residents may notice a Spokane County Sheriff's vehicle outside of school buildings on weekdays. The vehicle belongs to Deputy Travis Pendell, who is starting his second year as the district's school resource officer. The district brought a resource officer on board last year. Prior to becoming the district's SRO, Pendell taught the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in the county. Although Pendell lives in the Reardan-Edwall School District area, he has...
Cheney’s Planning Department has issued a notice of application and is receiving public comments on a 45,000-square foot expansion of local manufacturer Haakon Industries production facilities at 1633 First St. The application required an environmental (SEPA) review and a new commercial building permit. According to submitted environmental checklist information, the expansion will be raised to match the elevation of existing buildings onsite, and will require the relocation of an existing storm water swale to be replaced by a...
