Two coffee stands proposed in Coulee Dam

Two proposals for drive-through coffee stands are being considered by the town council in Coulee Dam, each by different would-be entrepreneurs who must navigate the murky waters of city and tribal regulations and interests.

Dan Moomaw and Casey Garvin each attended a call-in city council meeting July 8 and may again be at tonight’s 6 p.m. call-in meeting (July 22). Moomaw has attended several this year, expressing frustration at not being able to meet in person and lay out plans for discussion.

Garvin last week pulled out a 2018 business plan she had put together at the time before being rejected by the Colville Tribes and another adjacent landowner, a daycare that didn’t want the nearby traffic.

Wednesday, she decided to start working at it again, but was open to other locations.

Moomaw has been seeking a spot in the city’s right of way along Sixth Street, between the Colville Tribal Museum and that daycare, but he, too, is open to another spot. He said he only picked it because city officials had suggested it.

In 2018, Garvin had been interested in the land between those two businesses.

Other locales discussed included city-owned land at the parking lot along Roosevelt Way in front Harvest Foods and a small spot of land at the north edge of town along SR-155 donated to the city a couple years ago. Availability of utilities was a sticking point for all sites.

The council voted to ask Mayor Bob Poch, who was absent, to inform the Colville Tribes of the interest so they could provide input.

The council’s meeting is available online or by call-in teleconference. A toll-free number or web link is available from city hall at 633-0320.

The meeting can also be reached by calling 1-712-832-8330 with an access code 362 8159 and security code 0722. One caller using the latter method last week said the site wanted to charge for the phone call.