Recreation center bond goes to ballot

Airway Heights’ proposed recreation center cleared one more hurdle on its way to being a reality by receiving the City Council’s unanimous blessings for a public vote on a $13 million bond proposal to fund the measure.

The council approved the measure after holding a third presentation on the center and unprecedented third reading of the ordinance at its May 2 meeting. The measure will meet the deadline to be submitted to the Spokane County Auditor’s Office for placement on the Aug. 2 primary election ballot.

If the measure passes it will mean an increase of $17.48 per month in property taxes...