Airway Heights council hears STA vote appeal

Airway Heights City Council members heard a request for supporting mass transit at their Jan. 25 study session from a different source — one of their West Plains neighbors.

Cheney Mayor Tom Trulove addressed the council about a second attempt by the Spokane Transit Authority at running a ballot measure to increase its sale tax and use authority to fund transportation improvements in the county. The difference this time is the amount STA plans to ask for is lower, 2/10ths of 1 percent versus last April’s 3/10ths, and two high-priced projects included in the special election measure have now rec...

 

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