OHV Ordinance passed

Republic City Council passed an OHV ordinance Jan. 21 allowing off highway vehicles and snowmobiles to operate on a designated route within the city limits.

The route approved was modified following the receipt of public comments.

OHV's and snowmobiles are permitted to operate ONLY on the approved route. Those found operating elsewhere within the city will be ticketed.

A copy of the ordinance can be seen here. A map of the proposed route may is also available in two forms here and here. NOTE: you must have adobe reader to see these files. The program is available for free download here.

The signed ordinance and maps may be seen at Republic City Hall.

Council issues letter on hotel motel tax expenditures

Republic City Council members signed a letter recently concerning how hotel motel tax money in the 2009 budget.

The letter was a response to a petition received by the city from a group of citizens Dec. 15 and was written to address those concerns, according to the letter.

The letter may be seen in its entirity here.

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New police vehicle arrives

Sgt. Ken Marcuson of the Republic Police Department shows his new patrol vehicle to Jon DeVaney and Rick Rose of the US Department of Agriculture Rural Development Wednesday, Sept. 17. The vehicle was purchased and outfitted with $33,100 of USDA Community Facilities grant and loan money. DeVaney, Rose and other officials were in Republic to present a ceremonial check to the city which represented a $24,000 grant and $9,100 loan that enabled the city to acquire and equip the 2008 Chevy Trailblazer. It was purchased from Sunrise Motors in Omak and equipped by FCI Custom Police Vehicles in North Bend. As soon as the loan is paid off, the city hopes to use this program again to replace its older patrol vehicles, according to a press release from the city.

Park gets new swings

Young girls swing on a new swing set put into Republic's Patterson Park Friday, Aug. 15. The eight-swing set was purchased with donations from area residents and businesses. The project was headed up by city councilman Dave Michel.

Michel says he hopes to purchase some teeter-totters and perhaps a new merry-go-round for the park's playground. There is an open account at city hall where anyone interested may make a tax deductible donation, Michel said. That money can only be spent for the park's playground equipment. There is still about $2,600 left in the account, he said.

"We have air you can't see and water you can't taste."

- Fred W. Bremner
Former Republic City Council Member