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Building Permits – June 2024
Lineage Logistics LLC, 224905 E. Bowles Road, $10 million for a demolition. Contractor: Signal USA LLC. Pasco Washington LLC, 2600 Road 60, $35,000 and $15,000 for demolition. Contractor: RPI Contracting LLC. CONNELL. Tri State Seed Company LLC, 1000 Columbia Ave. North, $337,900 for an accessory building. Contractor: Tri State Seed...
Planning underway for school, solar project, apartments, expansions
Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia. The State Environmental Policy Act, or SEPA, often provides the first look at the mixed-use projects, mini-storage facilities, apartments, industrial expansions, subdivisions and more that are working their way through the various planning departments of Benton, Franklin and Walla Walla counties.
Manufacturing in greater Tri-Cities is more than meets the eye
Manufacturing is usually prized by most communities. Generally, it delivers jobs that pay at least average and has historically been a large employing sector. Depending on location, manufacturing can lead to strong ripple (multiplier) effects throughout a local economy that are larger than most sectors. The state of Washington agrees....
Three people facing DUI charges from 3 separate incidents
Three people are waking up behind bars after being arrested for DUIs in separate incidents in Franklin County. Franklin County Sheriff's Deputies first responded to State Route 17 at Scooteney Road. They say the driver fled the scene after crashing and attempted to drive south on Scooteney Road until their car broke down.
Local counties facing a public defense crisis amid new state mandates and costs
Franklin County, Wash. — An important discussion Wednesday morning at the Hapo Center in Pasco regarding the public defense crisis. Franklin County leaders tell us the issue comes down to stipulations made to the Council on Public Defense by the State's Board of Governors. The new rules would have attorneys handling less cases while costing the county around $3,000,000 in extra costs.
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