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West Richland Golf Course Clubhouse Update

The Tri-Cities Journal of Business has a nice update on the West Richland Golf Course, where construction began earlier this month on the new clubhouse.
From the windows of the makeshift bar, customers could watch as workers poured the concrete foundation and walls of the new 9,000-square-foot in early March.
Owner Michelle Marcum expects to have the [...]

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Rumor: Charter Cable coming to West Richland

I’m somewhat hesitant to even post about this, but let’s give it a try because it would be pretty big news for West Richland if it happens.
Two different people who would/should know about this stuff have told me that Charter Cable will soon be providing service in West Richland. I haven’t been able to find [...]

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South Highlands road closure next week

Roscoe Slade from the city’s Public Works department sent us a note about this upcoming road closure on South Highlands Blvd.:
S. Highlands Blvd between Keene Road and Glenbrook Loop will be closed from about 9am on Monday March 15th through 5pm Friday, March 19th to allow the City to make a repair at this location.
Now [...]

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West Richland EMS Levy Election Coming April 27

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% [...]

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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 [...]

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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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