Seeking West Plains advocate

Citing lack of support for West Plains’ issues, the Cheney City Council has decided to throw its support behind a pair of bills in the state Legislature that would change the government of Spokane County from a three-member board of county commissioners to a five-member board.

House bill 2610, sponsored by Spokane District 3 Rep. Marcus Ricelli, and its companion measure Senate Bill 6514 requires non-charter counties with populations of 300,000 and more to establish a redistricting committee by Jan. 31, 2017 and divide the county into five commissioner districts. It also requires those countie...