Garfield-Palouse looks to renegotiate police contract

Representatives from Garfield and Palouse will meet with Chief Jerry Neumann and the Palouse Police Department to negotiate a renewal of the contract for the Palouse department to cover Garfield.

The second of two four-year contracts will expire at the end of this year. Under the arrangement, the Town of Garfield pays the Palouse department a flat fee for law enforcement coverage.

Garfield Mayor Ray McCown will appoint two town council representatives to meet with two from Palouse.

“For us, it's been a good deal, and I'm sure for them, too. We pay pretty substantial,” said McCown. “Everything...