'Not so fast' on Cheney's trash hauling deal

Interlocal agreement with city of Spokane needs to pass City Council scrutiny first

When Todd Ableman, Cheney’s public works director, first read a media report that the city had decided to return to using a large portion of the Spokane County regional trash system they originally opted out of, his first reaction was a form of “not so fast.”

Cheney officials have reached an understanding with the city of Spokane on a proposed interlocal agreement to haul the city’s solid waste to Spokane’s Waste to Energy Plant, located 12 miles away on Geiger Boulevard. Cheney currently hauls its trash to the plant as part of a 25-year regional agreement with Spokane and other cities and jur...

 

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