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  • Clarification on Ridge Riders' lights

    George Kohout, President Ridge Riders|Dec 23, 2020

    I need to make a clarification to the December 16 article concerning North Dam Park, stating that Ridge Riders procured a new lighting system through PUD. Ridge Riders did not go through PUD to get a new light system at the rodeo grounds but purchased all equipment needed to install the system. Volunteers did most all the work to put the system in, and PUD, through community service parameters, used a bucket truck to assist in getting the lights on the pole. George Kohout, President Ridge Riders...

  • Time to replace city officials

    George Kohout|May 8, 2019

    What is happening to Electric City? When I found out about Western Avenue being closed off, I asked the city clerk whose numb-nutted idea this was, and he said it was his. It seems apparent that the mayor and city council will go against emergency services to make the city clerk happy? The mayor and council, for some reason, don’t want community meetings on big projects, probably because they know the majority of residents are against their agenda. Our fire chief tried to save the city from making an irresponsible decision, and then received a...

  • Planned street change a bad idea

    George Kohout|Apr 24, 2019

    I am a concerned Electric City resident. The proposed cutoff of Western in town is a dangerous and irresponsible action of the city council and mayor. Emergency services do everything they can to expedite response time. The Electric City mayor and city council are slowing down response time by this foolish project. From my information, fire, EMS and police are adamantly opposed to this plan. ECVFD to respond from their station, mutual aid fire, EMS and police responding to fires or medical emergencies or police protection and serving area...