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City Council to Hear About West Richland Survey

Remember that citywide survey we were asked to take a couple months back? The one that I thought was pretty difficult? The folks who organized the survey for the city will present a report about the findings at next Monday’s council meeting — August 16 at 7:00 pm in the City Council Chambers. The city [...]

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Earth Day 2010 Stats

In case you missed this on the reverse side of the city utility bill insert, West Richland says the 2010 Earth Day cleanup event was a success. Here are some of the stats:

563 loads dumped
89.12 tons of household garbage and yard debris
80 yards of wood that was chipped and recycled
3,167 tires collected

That doesn’t include any [...]

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Official: Charter Cable Coming to West Richland in September

Confirming the rumors that we reported three months ago, Charter Cable is coming to West Richland (and Benton City) and will begin offering service here in September. We received a form letter at Casa McGee today from Charter with some details about what’s going on:

Charter has acquired Suddenlink, the current provider in West Richland.
Charter “will [...]

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Brian McElroy: West Richland’s New Police Chief

Assuming KEPR-TV has its facts correct, we have a new police chief in West Richland and his name is Brian McElroy.

McElroy is currently a Sergeant in the Ellensburg Police Department and has been with that agency for almost 20 years — 12 of them as a Sergeant. The Ellensburg PD recently gave him a special [...]

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Traffic Changes Coming at Warbler/Aspen/Mulberry Area

If you live on Bird Hill in the area around Warbler Lane and Aspen/Mulberry drives, the city is planning some work there on Wednesday (May 19). It’s traffic control-related: the city is going to move the stop signs from Warbler Lane to Aspen/Mulberry Drive.
“The intersection will remain a two-way stop,” the city says, “but [...]

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EMS Levy Has Passed

West Richland voters have passed the levy that will bring emergency medical services to Benton County Fire District #4. The election results page shows the measure passing 64% to 36% with only 25 ballots left to count, so it’s a done deal.
The levy asked for 50 cents per $1,000 of assessed value to be added [...]

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