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City staff explained the connections are intended to reduce failing septic systems along the lakeshore and to improve lake water quality. A staff member said the Conservation District awarded a grant that helps pay for the connections and urged the council to approve the remaining attachments discussed at a previous meeting.

Council members moved, seconded and approved the motion; the clerk recorded the vote by voice and the mayor declared the motion passed. No specific implementation timeline or construction contract details were provided at the meeting; staff said they would follow up on scheduling and coordination with property owners.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Moses Lake City Council Live Stream","oneSentenceSummary","The council approved six conservation-district-funded connections to the city sewer force main on West Shore Drive to reduce failing septic systems and improve lake health.","taxTitle","Moses Lake City, Grant County, Washington","taxId",52037,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085157,"Union carpenters urge action against construction tax fraud; call for task forces and enforcement",435,2699000,3134000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2904123-589669f81dbef4d8647247d5e04c5496&start=2699&end=3134","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2904123-589669f81dbef4d8647247d5e04c5496/thumbnail_2699000.jpg","/articles/6085157/Moses-Lake-City/Grant-County/Washington/Union-carpenters-urge-action-against-construction-tax-fraud-call-for-task-forces-and-enforcement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085157-8f8715a81ee2f3e11db68bed6a1dee5f/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213698&Signature=CPFUvKKkn~gcNFiCHYMh-2QoLN2EFDogTFbqRV2yRIC72HuPoXt2I~WF58EmTDD4VgX74-qGCc2Vz6Rygut61ljrXZZBrvDjvFX6h5ob3jgwYStX5N2zgUrv25mOjyqp~775fiUZi0fMStkzyoqBM0wb36oq1~oOLvGoRJRLEVxsrq0m~A2eC2~nEJqZmHG0rG4RvoPhzbC9HHIJtrTTf3ZDdOIFzl1zX8bJHj4NXHxn9pFs0LjTMsPNAQ863e2CWFJFV21bI2BnSI0x1wlDQOUAdXao0zkUhtClt-WwXU5eT1i0IOB0CJ7hSuWREAY9-Dr9PPe-g7EDZM4wiKOD3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Moses Lake — Speakers from the carpenters’ union urged officials to pursue stronger enforcement against construction-industry tax fraud and worker misclassification, arguing that cash-pay jobs and labor brokers undermine honest contractors and deprive local services of revenue.

Jose Moreno and Tony Edwards, representing union carpenters and the Western States Regional Council of Carpenters, said cash payments and misclassification deny workers unemployment, Social Security credits and workers' compensation, and remove taxable income from the community. \"So that means they're not paying their taxes...that means down the road, they're not gonna be able to get unemployment, social security, workman's compensation, disability,\" Moreno said.

Edwards said the council should back stronger enforcement and encouraged coalition-building: \"Estimates suggest that the construction industry loses tens of billions in tax revenue each year...We must strengthen enforcement measures to identify and penalize tax fraud in the construction sector. Increased audits and collaboration with industry stakeholders such as ourselves can help ensure compliance,\" he said.

Council member Skog (questioning from his experience as an employer) asked how the union pursues cases; Edwards described task forces and local evidence collection, then turning matters to federal wage-and-hour investigators and the state Department of Labor & Industries. \"What we do every day...we're talking to the workers, we're collecting evidence and then we turn it over to the federal wage and hour division as well as state L and I,\" Edwards said.

The council did not take formal action on the issue at this meeting. Speakers asked for closer collaboration between municipal officials, state regulators and unions to detect and penalize fraudulent contracting practices.","Union representatives told the council that tax fraud and misclassification in construction harms honest contractors and local tax bases, and recommended enforcement task forces and collaboration with labor and government agencies.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085162,"Moses Lake residents, businesses press council to close Open Doors sleep center, dispute city spending and impacts",2488,2612000,5100000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2904123-589669f81dbef4d8647247d5e04c5496&start=2612&end=5100","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2904123-589669f81dbef4d8647247d5e04c5496/thumbnail_2612000.jpg","/articles/6085162/Moses-Lake-City/Grant-County/Washington/Moses-Lake-residents-businesses-press-council-to-close-Open-Doors-sleep-center-dispute-city-spending-and-impacts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085162-c112d3aa10be55f6d6dc4c739906e44c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213698&Signature=XHqZmktLF7u7EB1SAgrROr8NYr8sU-Obm8TQT8fhGGi6hNETfsGkkX2vag0si2gn1ZftuNpOEvkJjEEcGNvN8oByYRIhHzuOniZ~ng6Spk4XNvpgMVMUUmKRZoHXuYi6YE89f8re7Y3qNasEA7gVLnKr0e-uR4YrGrJ3b-1Bo4eT~61BBbGw3of6K89sNUbEYQbZ45CjQ0XIq-QssfEykQIILITimSKyxmX93UpMHAaANadm07n-NYbJ92QMZqsi-m86MLuLnZ6MTfcVOFODiKYtpf8rWaa-JdwTjwrmEMDam~G~fT3vQn6~x0Ykh9xaBM9ilUODb~pHzPDwtV2xVA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Moses Lake — At a packed citizen-comment period, business leaders and residents urged the city to close the Open Doors Sleep Center, submitted a letter with hundreds of signatures and criticized perceived public-safety and economic impacts downtown.

Debbie Doran Martinez, speaking on behalf of the Moses Lake Chamber of Commerce board of directors, told the council the chamber had gathered 349 wet signatures and an additional 64 online signatures, for a total of 413 signers \"predominantly business owners and managers\" asking the council to close the temporary facility. \"We feel the city is spending far too much money on the sleep center with no progress being made,\" Martinez said.

Multiple speakers echoed those concerns. Alan Heroux and Robin Foti described public-safety and sanitation problems they attributed to people camping and drug use downtown; Dean Martinez and others urged the council to stop funding sleep-center programs and suggested transporting individuals out of town if they would not participate in services. Business owners described customers and employees avoiding downtown in the evenings.

Council member Lombardi said he had spoken with a county commissioner who estimated county contributions near $800,000 and that city expenses provided to him were \"close to $300,000, not including the labor of the employees that are involved in it,\" noting combined public spending could exceed $1 million annually. City staff later clarified that line items presented at the meeting were paid from pass-through grant funds from Grant County.

During the consent/claims discussion Deputy Mayor Madewell read the bills tied to the city's homeless services fund (Fund 110), which showed $46,506.36 for the fund on the agenda summary. Council reviewed invoice line items on the claims list: Groundworks 3 LLC, $5,041.67 for sleep-center rental; HopeSource, $30,747.74 for homeless‑services work; Parker Corporate Services, $19,276.67 for security at the sleep center; and Ziggy's, $3,620.28 for rental of sheds. City staff confirmed some or all of those invoices are paid from grant money that the city routes through for local services.

Speakers representing service and recovery efforts also addressed the council. Joseph Moriarty described partnerships and plans to help people seeking detox and recovery, including arrangements with Grace House (Wenatchee), Lighthouse Ministries, Teen Challenge (Spokane) and New Hearts Ministry (Edmonds), and said he hoped to expand options if the sleep center closes so people can leave town with support. Moriarty and others described a marked recent rise in overdoses in the region and urged coordinated services for people who want treatment.

Mayor Schwartz said the council and city are hearing a wide range of perspectives and announced a study session and a special meeting focused on homelessness: a study session on Tuesday, April (time listed) at 6 p.m. and a special meeting Friday, April (time listed) at 11:30 a.m. The mayor asked stakeholders and other elected officials in the county to continue coordination. No vote to close the sleep center occurred at the meeting.","Several residents and business representatives urged the city to shut down the Open Doors Sleep Center, provided a petition with 413 signatures and questioned the cost and community impacts; council and staff clarified that some payments are grant-funded and that county and city contributions have been discussed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085167,"Columbia Basin Conservation District offers free irrigation audits in Moses Lake area",888,1690000,2578000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2904123-589669f81dbef4d8647247d5e04c5496&start=1690&end=2578","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2904123-589669f81dbef4d8647247d5e04c5496/thumbnail_1690000.jpg","/articles/6085167/Moses-Lake-City/Grant-County/Washington/Columbia-Basin-Conservation-District-offers-free-irrigation-audits-in-Moses-Lake-area","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085167-4c115bd9019c300cf59cd78539678ced/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213698&Signature=MMNERuJeoNfar7DIlOoQpP8d~~KNtCL-V7fIw7IH-~sN9eJu2gE3SkDX2v-XgRRczTCnkvG6QJaG~WOaaarzrlUMws-khYMuU-p8IJn9K1sjjGTFQjn6dHtYA~NXiElUJl158z4f1X0Z9Ci1DH6~TtyfTUurxuNg0jT-Gw9WtzQJ-lOH6fv7dYtPH7qDFPb7KDJIDEVyMhtODDsWB4jqDrPAzwNghdopdFncUdbIHx3wqTbTLWC8t9EYs7YgyPk5iAd8DV74jmS45sFr756SNy2GI2Iyp0QBAXTBfdUAPpHtHeZ3Q6Jo19QH3JAO21raT0jBy42y3dpcqasf3lMndA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Moses Lake — The Columbia Basin Conservation District presented a new, grant-funded urban water efficiency program that will offer free irrigation audits and recommendations to households, public agencies and other property owners in the Grand Adams County area.

Conservation planner Griffin Hansen described the program as a free, zone-by-zone assessment of sprinkler systems that includes site information, system health and system efficiency. Hansen explained a standard \"catch cup\" test to measure inches per hour of irrigation, mapping of irrigation zones, and a written recommendation that can be used by homeowners or managers to plan repairs or upgrades. \"This is kind of a water audit for the sprinkler systems,\" Hansen said.

Hansen said the program starts in May and is funded by a federal grant administered through the National Association of Conservation Districts; the audits are free to participants. Council and staff asked about outreach and cost: Hansen said the district has already explored a water-utility bill insert and estimates the printing cost at less than $500 to produce 1,000 three-page inserts, and that the district plans an initial mailing to customers who trigger the city’s excess-use charge.

City staff and council discussed scale: Moses Lake has about 10,000 utility customers on the city’s billing rolls and an estimated 9,500 customers could be mailed information once addresses are refined. Hansen said property owners can sign up via the conservation district’s website or by email and that the program pairs with other district offerings, including a heritage‑gardens program that promotes water-wise plantings.

No council action was required; the presentation concluded with staff and council thanking the conservation district for the program.","The Columbia Basin Conservation District introduced a grant-funded urban water efficiency program offering free sprinkler-system audits, catch-cup testing and recommendations for residents, schools and municipalities in Grand Adams County.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6085171,"Moses Lake officials report progress in investigation after fatal shooting; police and fire credited for response",683,1230000,1913000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2904123-589669f81dbef4d8647247d5e04c5496&start=1230&end=1913","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2904123-589669f81dbef4d8647247d5e04c5496/thumbnail_1230000.jpg","/articles/6085171/Moses-Lake-City/Grant-County/Washington/Moses-Lake-officials-report-progress-in-investigation-after-fatal-shooting-police-and-fire-credited-for-response","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6085171-ab03f72078edd63d22f829de70531bc7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771213698&Signature=JboCvkvwRtrkClO51s~VvLFPNUvCWEjQU2umsnxy5OaB8sy9F1NlFk9sITpZLXyGbFJD-xq8C8ieUL4Cta4QlXUGCCra32CT3Mfury1d6muVuznxJa71yLYu2bnDdnph0bBqK0C2L1c-mi6QXmGEWEUEC-96zrNBh3flBeR2cmRx~2aCGzJOWEhSeMTVumppmi0ZgLQssSVJHYuWSjhzHZe4QlLC5pToPBwfqawgl0lWRBJf5JzXC0T9l~XPGFfvNIq66DgKJZKApXqb~G1R21tZAjrGJSQg7kxCQiUzRuX6pkgk~CL-lTVv6ESYKoPHpvPEtta3251pWFRJkXhcqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Moses Lake — City officials told the council the investigation into a recent fatal shooting is progressing, with additional arrests, multiple search warrants and help from federal partners while the city’s police and fire personnel were praised for their on-scene medical and investigative work.

City Manager Rob Carlinzi opened the briefing and asked the chiefs to report on the incident and the response. Fire Chief Gantz said emergency crews found five people with gunshot wounds when they arrived and that Moses Lake Fire Department crews provided advanced life support on scene before rapid transport to the hospital. \"It represented a level of care, in a prehospital setting, advanced life support setting that, quite frankly, you would have to drive quite a ways from the city of Moses Lake to find that same level of care,\" Gantz said.

Police Chief Sams told the council the criminal investigation has produced another arrest \"this afternoon\" on a charge of rendering criminal assistance; officers have executed more than 15 search warrants and detectives have traveled to Spokane, the Tri-Cities area, Beaverton, Oregon, and Redding, California in the probe. Sams said more search warrants were expected and that the investigation has involved more than 25 department employees and more than 400 overtime hours in addition to regular duties. He also credited federal partners, saying, \"we've received significant assistance...from the United States Marshals office...the Spokane Office of the FBI...and our partners with the Spokane ATF.\" The chief described federal teams assisting with surveillance, technical work and laboratory support.

Council members and the mayor recognized first responders at the meeting. Council members emphasized the scale of the investigation and acknowledged the staffing and overtime commitments described by police and fire. No charging details, suspect names or court filings were discussed at the public meeting, and the chiefs said they could not discuss specifics of the case in open session.

The council did not take any formal action on the investigation during the meeting; chiefs described the probe as ongoing and said additional arrests and warrants were expected.","City officials updated the council on a recent fatal shooting investigation, noted multiple arrests and regional federal assistance, and recognized first responders for rapid medical response and scene work.","actionData","errors"]

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Council approves six sewer connections funded by conservation district to address failing septic systems

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Columbia Basin Conservation District offers free irrigation audits in Moses Lake area

Moses Lake officials report progress in investigation after fatal shooting; police and fire credited for response