Did you miss Senator Shelly Short as the guest speaker via Zoom at the September 27th Deer Park School Board meeting? She spoke on legislative mandates coming down from Olympia that affect how schools are operated.
School Districts throughout Washington have been implementing and responding to legislative mandates. The Deer Park School Board has invited local lawmakers and provided a time for public questions and discussion.
Deer Park City Council candidacy requires contenders to live within the city for more than one year before the election. Billy Costello moved to Deer Park in May of 2021, he has owned a business in the community since 2018.
Julia Lockwood has resigned as principal of the Deer Park Elementary school. The superintendent made the announcement via email on Monday, September 20th. The email did not specify a reason for the resignation.
The US Post Office located in Deer Park has added a number of services. As a result of the extra services and increased local population the rates for post office boxes has increased.
Currently Spokane County has 3 commissioners. Because of the growth in the area and changes in state laws the county will be divided into 5 districts with 1 commissioner each.
Resurfacing local roads has begun as part of the annual pavement preservation project. While a number of other streets are still a work in progress. Most of the work will be wrapping up this month, maybe.
Conducting meetings during the pandemic was the main topic of discussion at the last City Council meeting . City Council members were also not allowed to give reports as they have in the past.
Council members will not be physically present at the September 1st meeting. The Deer Park City states that this is per Proclamation 20-28 by the Governor Amending Proclamation 20-05.
After pulling your potatoes out of the ground, try planting carrots! The ground is nice and soft after removing the potatoes and perfect for carrots. First, spread a thin layer of compost onto the harvested area. You must use compost and not manure!
