City accepts $3.5 million police contract with bureau

The Grand Coulee City Council approved a $3.57 million, five-year contract with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Thursday to continue to use the Grand Coulee Police Department to provide additional security services at the Grand Coulee Dam.

The contract, approved and effective as of May 22, expires on May 31, 2025.

The city’s old contract with the bureau expired in November 2019, which led to a six-...