In November and December, Realtors across the Tri-Cities will come together to participate in service of their communities by raising food and funds for 2nd Harvest.
Bags will be dropped off on their neighborhood doorsteps and bags and donations will be picked up December 2nd, 2011 and all donations will be be delivered to KNDU the morning of December 3, 2011.
A new potato processing facility is coming to Pasco, thanks to Easterday Farms. The Port of Pasco announced it had sold 12.5 acres to the Easterday family in August to build the facility on. It is estimated that around 40 people will be employed at the plant.
Construction has started on the 80,000 square foot packing plant and it is anticipated that it will be completed around May 15th. The family has grown and packed fresh onions but this will be the first step into the fresh potato market.
The Port of Pasco has one more undeveloped parcel left in the industrial area and hopes to attract another food processing facility. Food processing plants in the Tri-Cities are rapidly becoming major employers to many Tri-Citians.
Easterday’s chose the spot because of the access to the freeway and fresh water, indicating that it is an ideal spot for food manufacturing.
A unique new landmark will soon grace the gateway to Clover Island in Kennewick and bring a special feel from the past to historic downtown Kennewick.
The $1 million dollar project has been a work in progress for several years by the city of Kennewick and will finally get underway this month, thus bringing together the ambiance of the past and the function of the future – aiding the U.S. Coast Guard with navigation along that part of the Columbia River.
After completion and permiting, the lighthouse will offer visitors a chance to climb to the top and take in the view along the river. The improvements will also include a public plaza with plantings and seating. A graceful arch will be placed at the entrance to Clover Island with welcoming signage.
Today 9/09
Benton County Solid Waste Advisory Committee, 6 p.m., Washington State University Extension office, Benton County Annex, 5600 W Canal Dr.: discuss budget for the operation of the Moderate Risk Waste Facility, grant funding for 2010-2011, status of the organics study.
Pasco School Board, 6:30 pm, Booth building, 1215 W. Lewis St.: discuss opening student enrollment and the 2010 levy election.
Kennewick School Board, 5:30 pm, administration building, 524 S Auburn: discuss the levy timeline, architect selection update, Fourth Avenue Center timeline, elementary modernization timeline and a second reading of a policy on high school graduation requirements.
Thursday 9/10
Port of Pasco Commission, 9:30 a.m., commission chambers, 904 E Ainsworth Avenue: update on the Tri-Cities Airport Business Center.
Richland Parks and Recreation Commission, 7 p.m., city hall council chambers, 505 Swift Blvd: capital facilities projects and recommendations for 2010 budget; recommendation to fund cultural study for the Howard Amon Park irrigation project.
Ben Franklin Transit, 7 p.m., Three Rivers Transit Center, 7109 W Okanogan Place, Kennewick, to discuss petition from Prosser residents.
The Kennewick City Council wants to see more progress made toward building a regional facility, and likes the idea of using a metropolitan parks district to pay for it.
The council discussed a possible regional facility during a workshop meeting Tuesday.
Such a facility could be an aquatic center or a performing arts center, but the council would like to see the Regional Facilities Oversight Committee step back and take a look at all possible projects.
The committee is made up of representatives from Kennewick, Pasco and Richland and has led the discussion of a facility all three would combine to build for the last few years.
But Kennewick council members are getting antsy that not enough is happening and agreed Tuesday to tell the committee they want something done.
Among the messages they plan to send is that they want the committee to find an independent third party, such as the League of Women Voters, to lead a public forum so Tri-Citians can say what kind of facility they want and how they’re willing to pay for it.
The council said it leaned toward wanting a parks district that would levy property taxes, than a regional public facilities district that would rely upon sales taxes.
Source: Tri-City Herald
Source: Herald staff:
Tuesday Sept. 1:
Kennewick Irrigation District, 9 a.m., 12 W. Kennewick Avenue., Kennewick: discuss formation of the Red Mountain South Local Improvement District and receive an update in executive session about the process to interview applicants for the secretary-manager’s job.
Kennewick City Council, 6:30 p.m., 210 W. Sixth Ave.: workshop to hear a financial update on the first quarter of the biennium and a presenation on a proposal for regional facilities in the Tri-Cities that could bring an aquatics center and a performing arts center to the community. A regular meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. to approve a consent calendar and an ordinate establishing policy for reimbursement on infrastructure costs from owners who develop their properties after improvements have been installed.
Richland City Council, 7 p.m., council chambers, city hall, 505 Swift Blvd., library artwork, Bradley Boulevard alignment, Duportail bridge and Lee Boulevard improvements.
Wednesday Sept 2.
Franklin County Commission, 9 a.m., courthouse, 1016 N. Fourth Ave., Pasco: meeting canceled.
