City Hall'er: Come have coffee with the mayor

Everyone at the City of Ritzville works to keep you informed of our policies and decisions. Except for rare executive sessions by the city council, our meetings are public. This includes not only city council meetings, but committee meetings as well.

The city sent out an extensive survey last fall seeking input on how we can better serve your community. We mailed hundreds of hard copies and made an electronic form available on the city website. Mailings were sent to each city utility account holder with a return rate of 107 responses for 798 hard copies mailed. We also received 39 online surveys. Thank you for your interest in making this community better.

Continuing our efforts to listen to you, I will be holding a coffeeshop discussion on Wednesday, January 29th from 10-11 a.m. at Uniquely Washington, located at 116 West Main Street in downtown Ritzville. I'm hoping this gives you a one on one opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues important to you.

I look forward to seeing you on the 29th at 10 a.m. I'm buying the first 10 cups of coffee!

Gary Cook is the mayor of the city of Ritzville.