Cheney to require property registration

By JOHN McCALLUM

Managing Editor

Cheney’s City Council approved 11 of 12 new ordinances on its Jan. 22 agenda in what constituted a major rewrite of some of its municipal code chapters on development and maintenance of property.

The 12th measure, Ordinance X-38 on “Public Property and Facilities, was removed by a motion from Councilwoman Teresa Overhauser at the request of Public Works Director Todd Ableman, who said additional time was needed to better align the new requirements with those in the code’s Chapter 12 on streets and sidewalks.

While some of the ordinances dealt with housekeeping...