Cheney to seek preservation grant for downtown walking tours

By JOHN McCALLUM

Managing Editor

Cheney’s Historic Preservation Commission gave a thumbs up at its April 4 meeting to a city staff request to apply for state grant funding to be used to develop details on historic buildings and make that information available online.

Commission administrative assistant Sue Beeman asked the members to approve a request to apply for a Certified Local Government (CLG) Grant through Washington state’s Department of Archaeology & Historic Preservation. The purpose of the grant would be to design web applications for historic district walking tours in downtown Chene...