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 [...]
Do You Use Facebook? Follow Cari there
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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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
From Cari’s Real Estate Blog
- Tri-City Homes Hit Their Highest Average Sales Price in 2011 February 1, 2012What an interesting year! No federal tax credit, record-low interest rates, and a booming Tri-Cities economy combine to create an fascinating picture. Two seemingly disparate facts tell the 2011 Tri-Cities real estate story. #1 – Total sales for the year – 2,734, which is the second lowest total within the last ten years. (The lowest […]
- Final Friday Photo January 27, 2012I can’t believe it – I’ve been posting Friday Photos for a year now! What began as a way to climb out of the February doldrums turned into a year-long adventure that took me all over our great community! I hope you enjoyed trying to figure things out from a different perspective. I will still […]
- Building Our New Home, Part 8 January 23, 2012My husband, Matt, and I are building our new home. This is the eighth in a series of who-knows-how-many. I’m writing from the perspective of a buyer, and an agent, since I am both in this case. We had two important walk-throughs last week and the week before. On the 11th, we met with the […]
