Public works dominates council

Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove called it “The Todd Show.”

Public Works Director Todd Ableman did seem to command center stage at the Cheney City Council’s Tuesday night meeting, presenting an array of projects that ranged from street repairs to water meter replacement.

The council first approved two resolutions pertaining to a $325,100 preservation project of North Sixth Street from Betz Road to Oak Street. Eighty-six percent of the work is being funded through a grant from the federal Surface Transportation program, including asphalt resurfacing, sidewalk repairs for ADA compliance and crack sealin...