Airway Heights gets last budget look

The Airway Heights City Council was one-step closer to finishing the budget season at its Dec. 1 meeting.

City Manager Albert Tripp gave a presentation on the capital expenditures, proposed positions and maintenance and operations items for the 2015 budget.

One item Tripp highlighted was the contract between Airway Heights and Spokane County for detention services. Tripp said the city estimated up to $102,000 for the contract in the budget. He added that the city received an updated estimate for 2015 from the county in the excess of $63,700. Tripp said this was a result of increased costs from...