Timothy Schumann

Sep 21, 2023 | thecentersquare.com | Timothy Schumann

(The Center Square) – The meeting of the Finance and Administration committee earlier this week started with what was ostensibly good news but ended with more questions than answers. With an upcoming credit evaluation by various rating agencies, this could put the already cash-strapped city budget in even more of a bind. "We conducted a financial statement audit for the period of Jan. 1 of 2022 through Dec.

Sep 20, 2023 | thecentersquare.com | Timothy Schumann

(The Center Square) – The city of Spokane wants people to know the trouble it goes through and how much money it spends to clean up after people camping illegally within city limits. Last year, just the code enforcement portion for cleaning up trash from illegal camping cost city taxpayers $629,000. That's according to the City of Spokane channel, which on Tuesday posted an "Illegal Camping Trashing Our Parks" video highlighting cleanup efforts.

Sep 19, 2023 | thecentersquare.com | Timothy Schumann

(The Center Square) – Spokane is about to get a green makeover, thanks to the federal government, in the form of $12 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Urban and Community Forestry Program.

Sep 19, 2023 | thecentersquare.com | Timothy Schumann

(The Center Square) – It looks like Spokane County won't be getting as much federal aid as anticipated related to the recent area wildfires. “We’ve done some damage assessments for the public assistance program, which is anything to do with infrastructure,” said Assistant Director of Operations for the Washington State Emergency Management Division Stacey McClain at Tuesday morning's Spokane County Board of Commissioners meeting.

Sep 18, 2023 | thecentersquare.com | Timothy Schumann

(The Center Square) – Spokane County residents who have already endured so much related to the recent wildfires are asked by the Washington State Department of Labor & Industries to be on the lookout for contractors not registered with the department. Criminal opportunists taking advantage of the situation have already included individuals burglarizing evacuated properties and others impersonating Red Cross assessors to gain access to homes after the fire recovery efforts began.