Coulee Dam offered loan, no grant on plant work

Coulee Dam officials had hoped they’d get some of the funding in the form of free grants for work to replace an aging sewage lift station on the west side of the Columbia River, but learned last week the funding agency intended to only offer a loan for the near million-dollar project.

Clerk Stefani Bowden said she’d gotten a call right before Wednesday’s city council meeting.

“I was a little disap...