Council approves waterline and resurfacing contracts, accepts downtown donations; confirms two commission appointments

The Pullman City Council on March 25 took a series of formal actions: it confirmed two appointments to the Environmental Resilience Commission, accepted donations for a veterans park and downtown lighting, ratified a downtown change order on the consent agenda, and awarded contracts for a waterline extension to the airport and a resurfacing project.

Appointments: The council approved the appointment of Carlos Rojo and Kelly Cooper to the Environmental Resilience Commission with terms expiring December 31, 2028. The motion to confirm the appointments was made and seconded; the council voted in favor and the motion passed.

Donations and ordinance approvals: Ordinance 25‑03 was adopted to accept a restricted monetary donation from American Legion Maynard Price Post 52 to fund Veterans Park. The city reported the Post’s fundraising had collected “just shy of $300,000” for the project and the ordinance accepted those restricted funds into the city’s accounts. The council also adopted Ordinance 25‑04 to accept a $42,000 donation in…