Cheney Proposition 1 raising levy lid would provide funding for police and fire departments
The chart above shows state shared revenues for the city of Cheney from 1996 – 2014. After a steady rise from 1997-1999, sales tax equal revenues virtually disappear in 2000, as does the motor vehicle excise tax due to the passage of Initiative 695. After a brief spike in 2000, city assistances drops dramatically after the passage of Initiative 747, as does the liquor excise tax with the passage of Initiative 1183 in 2011.
It's often stated, from Police Chief John Hensley down to officers on the street, that for the Cheney Police Department, no call is too small.
For Officer Nate Conley, that might be apprehending a duck that wandered into town several years ago and created traffic problems downtown. Or with Officer Chris Oakes responding to a call about a cat getting stuck in the batting cage nets at Cheney High School's softball field.
But then there's the other end of the spectrum - like the running gun battle on Second Street Conley was one of the first responding officers to in 2006. Or the murder-suicide a...
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