No doubt you’ve seen the blue election signs around town: It’s almost time to vote again on a levy for funding emergency services in West Richland. The Benton County Fire Protection District has a detailed web page that explains what the vote is about and why it’s needed. It includes this chart that shows 50% [...]
Archive | February, 2010
Lawn-Cutting? In February?
Yes, if you were driving around Bird Hill this afternoon, you may have seen me out in the yard … cutting the grass! In February! The first lawn-cutting of the year usually happens near Cari’s birthday, which is in early April. Today’s lawn-cutting happened before my mom’s birthday, which is next week.
What on earth happened [...]
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If you’re a Facebook user and would like to be able to quickly get in touch with Cari about any real estate questions or needs you may have, you can connect with her at this facebook page:
Cari McGee Real Estate
She’s on Facebook quite a bit more often than she’s blogging here, so that’s the best [...]
Keene Road Closure Starts March 1st
Here’s an update to our post from a couple weeks ago about an upcoming closure on Keene Road. The city’s original plan was to do the closure in late February, but Public Works Director Roscoe Slade says it’ll start on March 1st:
Keene Road will be closed from the Bombing Range Road round-a-bout to West Lattin [...]
These Aren’t Supposed to Grow This Early
The tulip bed in our front yard is already growing. I haven’t even had a chance to get out there and pull the weeds and clean-up the branches and other debris in there.
This isn’t supposed to happen in early February! The tulips usually look like this at the end of February or in early [...]
West Richland considering LED and Induction Street Lights
Sometime later this year, the city of West Richland may decide on a new technology to power the city’s street lights. Up for discussion is a switch to either LED or induction-based street lights.
Public Works Director Roscoe Slade tells us via email that street light “technology is rapidly improving and the cost continues to decrease.” [...]
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Yakima River Flooding Expected This Weekend
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Kadlec Clinic Now Open in West Richland
- Concerts at the Pavilion – 2008 Schedule
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Hogs and Dogs Thrills West Richland
- Yakima River Flooding video
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Getting Ready for School
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West Richland Survey: We Love It Here
- West Richland Beer & Wine Store Profiled in Paper
- West Richland Harvest Festival 2010: September 18
- City Council to Hear About West Richland Survey
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From Cari’s Real Estate Blog
- Tax Credit Extended(…for some)!! August 4, 2010Today’s post is a guest post by James Kelley, of the VA Benefits Blog. James has good news for some veterans among my readership… Most home buyers who were under contract by April 30 have from June 30th to September 30th to close on their home in order to get the $6,500-$8,000 federal tax credit. [...] […]
- Tri-Cities Real Estate Market: June Stats (very late!) August 2, 2010Take a look at June’s stats for the Tri-Cities real estate market. You’ll see a marked uptick for real estate business that month. Remember, May showed a precipitous decline in homes under contract, because the tax credit expired April 30th. June CLOSINGS were phenomenal because until Congress extended the closing deadline, all of those deals [...] […]
- The Magic of Home July 22, 2010There is magic in that little world, home: it is a mystic circle that surrounds comforts and virtues never known beyond its hallowed limits. – Robert Southey, poet Last week my brother gave me a DVD of converted 16mm film home movies shot in the 40′s, 50′s and 60′s. There were a lot of people [...] […]
