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Cheney City Council - Regular Meeting - October 28, 2025

November 1, 2025 at 8:21 PM

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Here is the Zoom recording of the last #CheneyCityCouncil meeting this past Tuesday. Lots of #budget presentations from different departments with a #PublicHearing (questions from anyone who attended) for each. #CheneyWA

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Ballots could now be tossed if voters submit them via U.S. Postal Service due to postmarking delays

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November 1, 2025 at 5:27 PM

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#ElectionDay is next week Tue, Nov 4! With USPS postmarking delays this year, the #SpokaneCounty Elections Office recommends using the secure ballot drop box like ours at the #CheneyWA Library to return your ballot. Any more ballots mailed may not be counted. #Vote

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Voters who have not submitted their ballots yet should stop submitting them through the mail due to unprecedented concerns ballots will not be postmarked in time for the election, according to recomme...

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October 30, 2025 at 6:47 PM

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#CheneyCityCouncil meeting tonight Oct 28 at 6pm. Lots of opportunity to speak between public comment and the #PublicHearings. Big focus tonight is on the 2026 budget.

www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

#CivicEngagement #PublicMeeting #CheneyWA

October 28, 2025 at 10:35 PM

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There's a special #CheneyWA #CityCouncil meeting tonight at 5pm to continue the discussion about the Fire Department's SAFER grant that they received & to decide if we should accept it or not or to try to defer acceptance until the City can finish budget season.

www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

Agenda - 10/23/2025

Cheney City Council - Regular Meeting - October 14, 2025

October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM

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Here's the recording from last week's regular #CheneyWA #CityCouncil meeting:

#PublicMeeting #CivicEngagement

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Cheney Planning Commission - Regular Meeting - October 13, 2025

October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM

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In case you missed last night's #CheneyWA #PlanningCommission meeting, here is the link to the Zoom recording:

youtube.com/watch?v=shmxI9Uo8gY&feature=youtu.be

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October 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM

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#CheneyWA #CityCouncil tonight @ 6pm @ City Hall. You can join in person or on Zoom (linked in the agenda). Public comment is available to give at the start of the meeting. You have 2 minutes to share your name, address, & whatever issue you want to raise.

www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

Agenda - 10/14/2025

October 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM

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The #CheneyWA #PlanningCommission meets tonight @ 6pm to review an update on the Comprehensive Planning the City is working through. This is an important mandated process via the #GrowthManagementAct. Join in person @ City Hall or on Zoom.

#CivicEngagement

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October 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM

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#CheneyWA #ParkBoard meets tonight at 6pm at the Aquatic Center. This meeting is open to the public and you can attend in person or on Zoom.

Agenda (includes the Zoom link):
www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

#CivicEngagement #PublicMeeting

Cheney City Council - Special Meeting - September 18, 2025

October 8, 2025 at 10:15 PM

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Last week the #CheneyCityCouncil held a special meeting on Thursday afternoon to go over the 2026 budget process and priorities. You can watch the recording here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xThc...

#CheneyWA #PublicMeeting #CivicEngagement

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September 25, 2025 at 5:27 AM

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Sorry for the late notice but #CheneyWA #CityCouncil meets tonight coming up at 6! As always, can join in person or on Zoom. Agenda includes a couple new fiber projects. Public comments are welcome at the start of the meeting regardless of how you join.

www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

Agenda - 09/23/2025

September 24, 2025 at 12:25 AM

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Tonight is the #CheneyWA #ParkBoard meeting at 6pm at the Cheney Aquatic Center in the Community Room (right by the entrance) and also available via Zoom (link in agenda).

Agenda:
www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

September 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM

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Join us for the Cheney City Council meeting tonight at 6 p.m.!

Agenda: www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

#CheneyWA #CivicEngagement #PublicMeeting

Agenda - 09/09/2025

Planned power outages to improve reliability in Cheney area

September 9, 2025 at 7:14 PM

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Folks may have noticed a power hit last night. #CheneyWA is planning some improvements to our power system and with that comes some scheduled #PowerOutages. You can see the schedule and read the details in this news article.

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CHENEY, Wash. – Residents in Cheney and the surrounding areas should prepare for a series of planned power outages this September.

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September 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM

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This week’s #CheneyWA #CityCouncil meeting was brief, w/ 2 exec sessions held (not recorded). The Zoom video is now on the City website, & you can also watch it right here. Whether you're catching up or staying informed, thanks for being part of the civic conversation!

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Cheney City Council - Regular Meeting - August 26, 2025

August 29, 2025 at 5:29 AM

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Tonight is #CheneyWA #CityCouncil at 6pm. You can join in person at the City Administration building on 2nd or attend via Zoom. Public comment is always first on the agenda so be on time if you want to share your thoughts with Council tonight.

www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

Agenda - 08/26/2025

Cheney Public Schools Bond Advisory Team Meeting August 11 2025

August 26, 2025 at 11:26 PM

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New article from Cheney School Board Director Elizabeth Winer who shares takeaways from the Aug 11 Bond Advisory Team meeting covering progress on projects from the 2024 bond.

Next School Board mtg: Wed, Aug 20 • 5:30pm • CHS Library

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The Cheney Public Schools Bond Advisory Team (BAT) held their monthly meeting on Monday, August 11, 2025. Background on the BAT from the district's website: The Bond Advisory Team provides input for...

Cheney City Council - Regular Meeting - August 12, 2025

August 18, 2025 at 5:13 AM

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The Zoom recording from last night's meeting has been posted to the #CheneyWA City Website. Here's an easy link to watch it.

#CheneyCityCouncil #PublicMeeting

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August 14, 2025 at 5:26 AM

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Tonight's #CityCouncil meeting agenda is posted. One area of the agenda to call out is: Resolution F-404 - Appointment of Interim Co-City Administrators

#CheneyWA #PublicMeeting

www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

Agenda - 08/12/2025

Cheney City Council & Planning Commission Special Meeting - August 4, 2025

August 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM

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Check out the Zoom recording of Monday's public special meeting between #CheneyWA #CityCouncil & #PlanningCommission where they received an update on our Comprehensive Growth Plan from Nexus, the contract planners helping with this process.

#GrowthManagementAct

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August 8, 2025 at 12:37 AM

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#CheneyWA is going through the #ComprehensiveGrowthPlan right now. Tonight there's a special #PublicMeeting between the #CityCouncil & City #PlanningCommission to get an update on where we stand with this and what the current recommended plan.

www.cityofcheney.org/AgendaCenter...

Primary vs General Election in Cheney

August 4, 2025 at 10:59 PM

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Wondering why there's only 1 thing to vote for on your #PrimaryElection Ballot? Check out this explanation!

#WashingtonState #CheneyWA #LocalElections

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Hi folks! Happy Primary Election season! I've been hearing lots of questions lately on who's running and why only one position is listed on the August Primary Ballot and thought I could help shed som...

Cheney School Board Regular Meeting July 16 2025

August 3, 2025 at 5:52 AM

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Excited to share we have a new contributor to our little newsletter! Liz Winer serves on the Cheney School Board and shares here about the last School Board meeting. Check it out! 🙂

#CheneyWA #CheneySchoolBoard #CheneyPublicSchools

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The Cheney School Board of Directors met July 16, 2025 at 5:30 pm in the Cheney High School library. All information shared here is available publicly on the Cheney School Board website. Craig Road ...