After several years of constant attacks from city council, taxes aimed at them, riots and more, Amazon appears poised to relocate most of it's city business.
A packed councilroom listened and watched as the City Council voted down the previously approved proposal to sell the land to eventually build a 50 unit structure in East Pasco.
According to the Benton County Auditor's office, a recall petition has been filed to remove Kennewick Council member and former Mayor Steve Young from office. Young has served on the council for some time in various positions, due to Kennewick's city governmental structure, the Mayoral position itself is largely ceremonial, but he is on the council...
With a number of city council seats up for grabs this August and November, Pasco and Kennewick are setting up events to allow citizens to meet and ask questions to perspective and current council candidates.
A plea of not guilty was entered Tuesday in Franklin County Superior Court by Pasco's newest City Councilman, over allegations of child molestation that occurred last year.
Of the 11 candidates who vied for Council position 4 in Pasco following the death of Mike Garrison in July, 5 were interviewed, and this week the council made their decision.
At first glance, you might think pressure or other issues, but his reason for leaving is geographical. But now it leaves the City Council in a pickle with the Department of Agriculture.
In an effort to 'fix' what they believe is a problem of under-representation of minorities in the City of Pasco when it comes to the City Council, the ACLU is using the thinly-veiled threat of a lawsuit to pressure the city into dividing it differently for voting.