County's loan moratorium awaits policy report

It is a conversation that started 20 months ago, and there still has not been a resolution. Whitman County commissioners reported Monday in a workshop meeting that they have heard of no progress relating to the county's loan moratorium for junior taxing districts.

“There is no response from the treasurer,” said Commissioner Michael Largent, who last week asked the treasurer for an update.

The moratorium was imposed in January as a means of protecting the county's financial position while the county treasurer worked on establishing policies and procedures in relation to intergovernmental loans....