City expenses top $24,000 in May and rising as old high school resolution nears

Through the end of May, the City of Ritzville has spent $24,306 in an effort to deal with the old high school on Seventh Avenue at Division Street. Legal fees and expenses incurred in June are not included in the preliminary figure.

Tuesday, July 2, following an executive session, the council authorized the mayor to sign a court motion that would clear the way for an earnest money agreement between the city and a yet unidentified buyer. The interested individual will not be identified until the earnest money agreement is in place. Council members Scott Yaeger, Gary Cook and Eric Ottmar were no...