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  • Fence Permits

    Gary Cook, Mayor of Ritzville|Updated Apr 14, 2016

    Last Week the Ritzville City Council voted to accept an ordinance that requires all fence installations to have a building permit. This ordinance is in response to the city finding several violations to the existing setback and fence height requirements and receiving multiple complaints from concerned city residents. If you want to install a fence on your property within the city limits, you must visit City Hall and apply for a building permit. The City requires a cost estimate and drawings or plans that show the exact...

  • Welcome to Ritzville City Hall

    Gary Cook, Mayor of Ritzville|Updated Jan 7, 2016

    As the new Ritzville mayor, one of the things I’d like to do is keep you, the citizens of Ritzville, more aware of how your city operates. I intend to share current issues along with proposed projects, ideas and concepts that help us become better public servants working on your behalf. Subjects arise from time to time from comments by concerned citizens, which we certainly need to address, though not always in this forum. City council meetings, committee meetings or commissions address those concerns. The city structure c...