Council will not support Othello’s bid to erode Public Records Act

The City of Othello, asserting it has recently experienced an abnormal increase in requests for public records, plans to ask state legislators for “…relief for cities relative to the increasingly onerous compliance issues in regards to the Public Records Act,” according to Mayor Tim Wilson.

Wilson sent Mayor Linda Kadlec a letter in August asking for the Ritzville City Council’s support of Othello’s request. The local council addressed the request Tuesday, Sept. 4, opting to not support Othello’s effort.

Wilson writes in his letter to Ritzville that Othello fully supports the First Amendment a...