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“Quite frankly, there are a lot of people in this town who can’t afford that,” Meyer said. “We’re going to have to come up with money to cover that, but, in my estimation, this town cannot afford $1.6 million.” Harnois has been working with local legislators and the governor’s office to include a budget line item that would help with the upgrade and reduce the financial impact on residents. A longtime employee with the city of Spokane Valley’s community development department, Harnois said she hopes to remain civically involved after she leaves office. “I still want to help Rockford because I live here, and I care about the community,” she said. In her time with the town, Harnois was integral to campaigns that led to Rockford becoming a Tree City and being added to the Palouse Scenic Byway, a tourist draw that showcases the area’s rolling hills and pastoral farmland. She was also one of the catalysts in the formation of the South Spokane County consortium, a regional think tank that meets quarterly and includes representatives from Rockford, Waverly, Spangle, Latah and Fairfield. “I would like to continue being part of that consortium so I can take the information back to Rockford,” Harnois said. Meyer said his background with WSDOT will help as he addresses goals of improving Rockford’s infrastructure and, in his words, “cleaning up the town.” As far as changes to municipal personnel, the mayor-to-be says he has no major plans. “There are some changes I’d like to make in house, but they are simple,” Meyer said. “They are changes in procedure. I’m not going to fire people. Why would you do that? You’ve got people down there that are doing a good job. There are people in there who know what they are doing.” As he prepares to move into the mayor’s office, Meyer said he hopes to collaborate with the council as well as the leader he is replacing. “I’m just going to have to prove that I’m not going to be against the council at every turn,” he said. “I hope we can work together. As far as Micki goes, there are a lot of things that she’s been involved with as mayor that are going to come up, and when they do, I’m probably going to need her feedback. This has got to be a team effort. If we start throwing stones, all it’s going to do is hurt the town.”
A crowded and somewhat loaded field of six candidates has emerged for the right to follow Larry Crouse in representing the 4th District in the Washington State House of Representatives. IF YOU GO ... Crouse, the longtime ReWhat: Candidates publican repforum for those resentative, anseeking to replace nounced this retiring State Rep. fall he would Larry Crouse leave his term a year early for When: 6:30 p.m. health reasons. Dec. 2 By state law, Where: Spokane the process Events and Catering for filling the Center, 10514 remainder of E. Sprague Ave., Crouse’s term Spokane Valley falls first to his party’s precinct For more: committee of879-4614 ficers in the 4th District. Those officers are scheduled to meet Dec. 7 to vote and narrow the field of six candidates down to three finalists. Those finalists will then interview before the Spokane County Board of Commissioners, who will select one to serve until they can face election in November 2014. The six candidates who have expressed interest include former Spokane Valley Mayor Diana Wilhite, outgoing Spokane Valley Mayor Tom Towey, current Liberty Lake Mayor Steve Peterson, Spokane Valley Planning Commissioner and public school teacher Bob McCaslin Jr., Spokane County Jail Medical Director Cris Kennedy, and Leonard Christian, a Realtor and retired United States Air Force master sergeant.
Padden recognized by MADD Mothers Against Drunk Driving honored state Sen. Mike Padden, R-Spokane Valley, as one of its two “2013 Legislative Champions” Nov. 19 for leadership within the Washington Legislature to stop drunk driving.
Students go blond after goal-defying food drive Six Central Valley High School students bleached their hair blond Nov. 15 to deliver on a promise after an especially successful CV food drive. One of the largest food drives in the region, CV raised $12,000 in cash and 26,500 pounds of food over a two-week span. The proceeds benefit the Spokane Valley Food Bank. The six students are Braden Corligiano, Daisy Daines, Lowell Kovacich, Gerardo Ramirez, Tucker Stout and Hayden Wolrehammer.