Pullman-county court agreement expired in 2012

Commissioner Art Swannack Monday commented in a workshop session that he believes Pullman's mayor and city council did not fully understand all the requirements and facts involved in their decision to not allow district court sessions in its new city hall. Swannack reported on a luncheon meeting he had with Mayor Glenn Johnson last Thursday.

Pullman's current plan for its new city hall is to not include use of the city council chamber as a district court room.

“I just think this is something they didn't have all the info they needed to make a full decision on what they had to do to prioritize,...