Medical Lake receives TIB grant funding

The city of Medical Lake received some additional funds to help with its summer street patching.

During its June 20 meeting, City Council approved the state Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) fuel tax grant distribution agreement for the $23,274 the city received from the board’s 2017 Emergency Repair Program. The money can only go toward fixing the streets that were damaged from the moisture in winter and spring.

City Administrator Doug Ross said staff will be renting the equipment and repairing the streets in early July. When asked what would happen if a city uses more than the money giv...