-
Port District Will Be on April Ballot
Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution putting creation of a countywide port district on the ballot in an April special election. If the measure passes, a three-member board of commissioners to govern the port district would be elected in November. The port district board would set a property tax… Read more
-
State and National Leagues working hard
Here’s what the League of Women Voters is doing at the state and national levels: Washington The Washington Voting Rights Act, Same Day Registration, and the DISCLOSE Act (campaign finance transparency) have all passed the Senate. Though it is only the fourth week of the session they have all had, or are scheduled to… Read more
-
Feb. 13 election, explained
Five school districts in the county have Educational Programs and Maintenance levies on the ballot. These measures are renewals of expiring levies that provide funding for services that the state does not fund at all or does not fully fund, such as textbooks and library materials, special and gifted education, transportation, utilities, and sports and… Read more
-
Affordable housing committee starts work
A 17-member ad hoc committee will come up with ways to spend proceeds of a .1 percent sales tax for affordable housing and submit a plan to the city council by the end of June. Read more
-
Special Election Feb. 13
FEBRUARY 2018 ELECTION There is a special election in Kittitas County on Tuesday, Feb. 13. Ballots are due by 8:00 p.m. on that date. Ballots have been mailed. Here are some links, if you’d like to learn what the election is all about. Read more
-
How will climate change affect Kittitas County agriculture?
This is the hottest January on record. How will this type of weather impact the local Kittitas County economy? What changes will be required for hay growers? Ranchers? Farmers? Join us Saturday, March 24, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at Hal Holmes Center for a forum on potential impacts of climate change on Kittitas County… Read more