Voters showed good sense

A vote on a boost to the Grand Coulee sales tax that passed on Tuesday will add a bit to the bottom line of most non-food retail sales made in Grand Coulee.

The city council showed good sense in allowing the public to vote on it as a solution to the problem of crumbling city streets in need of repair.

Ideally, a sales tax wouldn’t be the first solution you’d think of for fixing streets. It’s not d...