Ritzville Council approves TIB project applications

A new logo, seal and ordinances were not the only orders of business at the Aug. 15 Ritzville City Council meeting.

During the meeting, council approved the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board (TIB) grant applications for road improvement projects.

Public Works Director Larry Swift reviewed the projects on the grant applications. These projects are not related to the emergency road repair projects from the winter weather storms.

Two of the project applications were submitted to the TIB 2017 Small City Arterial Program.

According to the TIB website, to qualify for grant funding fr...