Downtown parking controversy reaches Ritzville City Council

The downtown parking controversy that has been the talk of the town as of late reached the Ritzville City Council meeting on April 2.

Most of the discussion about downtown parking has been centered around the disagreement over whether business owners and their employees should refrain from parking in front of their own businesses, keeping those parking spots available for potential customers instead.

Ritzville Police Chief Dave McCormick brought up the parking controversy while delivering his regular report, saying he's aware of the complaints and compiled some of his own data about what he's...