Cheney council OK's increased cost of electrical transmission study

An electrical transmission system study, compost and taxes were also subjects taken up by the Cheney City Council at its Oct. 23 meeting.

The council found itself in the unusual position of having to approve a contract originally OK’d by Mayor Chris Grover under the small contracts agenda item back in April. Grover originally signed off on an Avista Utilities study of Cheney’s electrical transmission system at a then-estimated price of $5,000.

Council approved a resolution several years ago that allows the mayor to agree to contracts without council approval as long as the contracts are less t...