Projects moving forward

RITZVILLE — City Council members approved several motions for infrastructure work at their March 3 regular meeting.

The city’s consulting engineer, Ben Varela of Varela and Associates of Spokane, attended the meeting to answer any questions.

Several questions surrounded the Pete’s Lift Station and Overload Sewer Replacement Engineering Services Agreement with Varela and Associates, which went from an estimated cost of $875,000 in 2014-15, to $1.2 million dollars in 2020.

Chairman of the Public Works (Water, Sewer, Street, Airport) committee Scott Yaeger, led the discussion.

“We’ve had this agr...