Spokane city council News

The Spokane City Council is considering creating a registry of abandoned homes to prevent them from slipping into disrepair. The Washington council is scheduled on Monday to consider an ordinance that would require banks or other responsible parties to register …

Concerned about safety, the City Council has ordered more studies of oil trains from the Bakken shale fields that pass through downtown Spokane, Wash. The council unanimously passed a resolution on Monday asking state and federal officials to more closely …