Cheney commissioners hear prejudice claims at hearing

The Dec. 14 meeting of the Cheney Planning Commission may have marked the first time the word “jihadi” has ever been used in local municipal proceedings.

The commission held a public hearing at the meeting as a requirement of an emergency-zoning ordinance implemented by the City Council Nov. 10. The ordinance deals with confusion over zoning of a one-block, dead-end street known as Washington Court, which extends north off Elm Street near Eastern Washington University’s Dressler Residence Hall, and a proposal to build an apartment complex on one side of the street.

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