The reset button for 2017

9 is finally in our rearview mirror and the start of a new year is always an opportunity to be optimistic about the future.

I think we all look forward to a “better” year, regardless of how we define that individually.

Changes have taken place at the City of Ritzville as well. Articles from time to time in this paper have informed (and perhaps amused) you on the arduous budget process we must go through each year leading up to Jan. 1.

For 2017 the City Council, finance committee, city staff and myself have all experienced some heartburn over how to best serve the community in the most effic...