Getting the state to make a switch

While still in the budgeting process, the Cheney City Council set its sights on items farther a field by approving a resolution at its Oct. 27 meeting in support of the mayor’s 2016 legislative agenda. On the agenda are items officials will push for either state funding or favorable resolution at the Washington Legislature’s next session in January.

City Administrator Mark Schuller told the council the resolution contained “no surprises,” and focuses on concerns city officials have talked to elected state representatives about before. What’s new for 2016 is the item topping the list — realigni...