Cook to represent Ritzville on SWAC for another term

The Ritzville City Council went through a light agenda at the Jan. 4 meeting with one of the items being a council consensus for Mayor Gary Cook to sit on Adams County Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC) for another four-year term.

Cook said council did not have to approve his appointment to the committee, yet Adams County officials wanted the meeting minutes to include the council’s agreement of him serving as the City of Ritzville’s representative on SWAC.

He said he enjoyed serving on the committee because it allows him and the city to be informed about solid waste matters happening in th...