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Ione gets Public Works Board money
IONE – The Town of Ione will receive $1.4 million in construction funding for the Cedar Creek Bridge Water Main Relocation project and $2.49 million in construction funding for the Ione-Sewer Repair Project. The money will come from the state Public Works Board.
The Washington Public Works Board approved $169,012,992 in construction funding and $6,276,321 in pre-construction funding at its Sept. 6 meeting. PWB grant and loan funding will support public water, sewer, stormwater, roads, streets and bridges, while investing in local solid waste, recycling and organics infrastructure projects in 51 communities statewide. PWB construction awards will support 40 essential community infrastructure projects across 21 Washington counties.
The PWB received 69 applications that sought more than $262 million in funding. This includes 58 construction applications and 11 pre-construction applications.
The two Ione grants were the only towns in Pend Oreille County to get funded this cycle.
Public Lands primary race recount cerified
OLYMPIA — The Office of the Secretary of State certified results of the mandatory statewide manual recount Wednesday for the Aug. 6 Primary race for Commissioner of Public Lands, confirming Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler and Democrat Dave Upthegrove will advance to the November General Election.
The recount indicated a 49-vote margin separating second-place finisher Upthegrove from Republican Sue Kuehl Pederson, who finished third in the contest. The margin originally stood at 51 votes. After the recount, Upthegrove gained four votes and Pederson gained six votes.
Variances, such as an overvote or undervote were identified during the manual recount which led to the overall change in the count. These discrepancies were a result of examination of voter intent on some ballots. The Office of the Secretary of State and counties within Washington use the established Statewide Standards on What is a Vote, a longstanding standard for determining voter intent when voters’ ballot markings are unclear.
Recount results and more information are available on the Office of the Secretary of State’s Elections website. Ballots for the Nov. 5 General Election will be mailed to voters by Friday, Oct. 18.
