Whitman County Gazette - Serving Whitman County since 1877

Public Works accountability

When Whitman County Public Works was soliciting all that the road levy tax increase would do for the rural residents of Whitman County, I thought it could be beneficial, but have yet to see the benefit.

They hired three new personnel as promised but that lasted about as long as ... well not long at all. By the time first half of property taxes were payed, equipment operators were beginning to retire and Whitman County Public Works was not filling the vacated positions. The three positions were a great selling point to get the levy passed but are not currently be...