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Last updated 9/21/2020 at 9:50am



Park levy info coming

Electric City councilmembers Brian Buche and Cheryl Hoffman volunteered to work on getting information out to residents explaining a $10,000 levy for maintenance of the city’s proposed Ice Age Park. The levy will be on the ballot for the Nov. 3 election. 

A flier and a public online meeting about the levy are possibilities for getting the information out to the public. The pair will work with the park committee as well, which includes Councilmember Cate Slater. 

“I’m not telling you to tell them yes or no, but to have the information available,” Mayor Diane Kohout told the council at its Sept. 8 meeting.

Grand Coulee meeting pushed back a week

The Grand Coulee City Council meeting normally scheduled for Sept. 15 has been delayed a week until Sept. 22 due to fire-related internet problems and uncertainty regarding its availability. The meeting will be conducted via ZOOM, and the link/phone number to join the meeting will be available on Monday, Sept 21 by contacting City Hall at 509-633-1150.


Steamboat Rock had busy July

Steamboat Rock State Park’s Covid-era July was their busiest in years.

With 20,644 overnight stays, and 85,586 day-use visitors, July 2020 saw 106,230 visitors to the state park.

By comparison, 2016, another busy year, saw 106,089 visitors in July, and July of 2019 saw only 86,478 visitors.

The Star reported more on the visitor statistics last month in an article you can find here. https://www.grandcoulee.com/story/2020/08/19/news/stats-show-2020-busiest-june-in-five-years-at-steamboat-rock/13330.html

Caution: bogus health plans offered

People who have lost their employer-sponsored health insurance should be extremely cautious when considering offers that promise great coverage for bargain-basement premiums, said Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler. They should watch out for websites posing as the state’s official health insurance marketplace or exchange, Washington Healthplanfinder. 

Kreidler’s office and the Washington Health Benefit Exchange are hearing from consumers who have been duped by bogus websites when looking for health insurance. Some of these sites are tricking people into sharing their personal information and others are selling plans that do not include key protections. 

 

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