Mid-Columbia agendas for Aug. 22-25
Aug. 22
Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund, 4 p.m., Ben Franklin Transit, 1000 Columbia Park Trail, Richland: Port of Pasco loan update, Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center update, Blue Flame update.
Columbia School Board, 7 p.m., 755 Maple St., Burbank: adopt policies regarding graduation requirements, homeless student rights, excused absences, student conduct, use of reasonable force, weapons on school grounds, tobacco, bid requirements and sale of real property.
Kiona-Benton City School Board, 7 p.m., 1105 Dale Ave., Benton City: director reports, emergency hires.
Pasco City Council, 7 p.m., 525 N. Third Ave.: presentations on emergency medical services costs and advancing community policing; discuss the council vacancy; land use and permitting fees; development of a complete streets policy, and citywide traffic signals.
Aug. 23
Benton County Commission, 9 a.m., 620 Market St., Prosser: hearing on Rural County Capital Fund budget adjustment, local task force agreement with Department of Justice and Drug Enforcement Administration, and report on gang and crime prevention initiative.
Benton County Public Utility District No. 1 Commission, 9 a.m., 2721 W. 10th Ave., Kennewick: comprehensive transmission study contract.
Franklin County Public Utility District No. 1, 1 p.m., 1411 W. Clark St., Pasco: authorize sale of up to $36 million in bonds to finance improvements to electric system and repaying some existing bonds.
Port of Kennewick Commission, 2 p.m., 350 Clover Island Drive: Columbia Drive update, Columbia River shoreline conveyance, rural county capital funds discussion.
Prosser Budget & Finance Committee, 6 p.m., 601 Seventh St.: claim checks for period ending Aug. 23.
Richland City Council, workshop, 6 p.m., 505 Swift Blvd.: Americans With Disabilities Act transportation plan, financial review, smoking and use of electronic vapor products in city parks.
Grandview City Council, 6 p.m., 207 W. Second St.: Vacate Circle Park, authorize Daily Sun News as city’s official newspaper.
Prosser City Council, executive session to evaluate candidate for appointment to public office, 6 p.m., regular session, 7 p.m., 601 Seventh St.: Hearing on sign code ordinance.
Kennewick City Council, workshop, 6:30 p.m., 210 W. Sixth Ave.: updates on workplace safety, medical marijuana grows, panhandling and police cadets.
Richland School Board, 6:30 p.m., 615 Snow Ave.: budget hearing and adoption, discuss policy on alternative learning experience programs.
Prosser School Board, 7 p.m., Housel Middle School Library, 2001 Highland Drive: policy regarding weapons on school grounds, discussion on student drug testing.
Aug. 24
Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., 1016 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco: presentation on future of mental health services by concerned citizens.
Richland Public Facilities District, 5:30 p.m., Reach, 1943 Columbia Park Trail: report by CEO Lisa Toomey.
Richland Planning Commission, 7 p.m., 505 Swift Blvd.: Review community development block grant funding recommendations.
Aug. 25
Benton County Emergency Services Executive Board, 7:30 a.m., 651 Truman, Richland: discuss consolidation of 911 dispatch operations.
Educational Service District Board, 2:30 p.m. workshop, 4 p.m. executive session, 5 p.m. regular session: 3918 W. Court St., Pasco: employee conduct rules, leadership team report, facility expansion project update.
Port of Pasco, 10:30 a.m., Michael Jays, 710 S. Columbia Ave., Connell: comment by Connell city staff, Trans Pacific Partnership letter of support.
This story was originally published August 21, 2016 at 12:18 PM with the headline "Mid-Columbia agendas for Aug. 22-25."