Upwards Care requests $128,000 in funding to aid local child care providers with business growth.

A consultant's study projects rising EMS costs and four recovery options. Staff recommended an 80% cost-recovery scenario while some council members urged a 100% approach; staff will return with both 80% and 100% options for a future decision.

Resident proposes R1 to R3 zoning to ease transition between residential densities in Wilson Meadows.

Pasco's planner presents special permit application for dance hall and restaurant construction.

City leaders and the legislative delegation discussed multiple funding requests for the upcoming session: $972,000 for upgrades at the regional police training academy, a $3,000,000 planning study for US‑12/8th Street, a $30,000,000 construction gap on the Road 76 overpass (with a $3.76M block grant already), and an $80,000,000 request toward a $220–260 million Butterfield Water Treatment Plant modernization.

Pasco School District discusses decreasing school impact fees at city council meeting.

Councilwoman Blaze Day attends Persona Employment Solutions ribbon cutting for third location in Pasco.

YMCA leaders emphasize soccer and after-school programs aid Pasco youth success.

City of Pasco announces leadership transitions including Darcy Buckley and Haley Miller's appointments.

Pastor announces plans for church expansion to accommodate growth and serve community needs.

The commission heard staff and Pasco School District counsel explain an emergency comprehensive‑plan amendment to adopt the district's updated capital facilities plan; city council has already adopted ordinance 47‑74, eliminating single‑family impact fees and cutting multifamily fees from $4,525 to $2,595 per unit. A public hearing is scheduled for December.

The Pasco City Council approved an 80% ambulance utility fee model effective Jan. 1, 2026, after staff presentations and public comment raising concerns about impacts on low‑income and fixed‑income households. The ordinance passed 5–1.

City officials discuss reduced grant availability and internal funding needs for future projects.

City officials discuss budget challenges and potential amendments amid changing federal funding landscape.

Councilor announces Memorial Day service with staff speaker at City View Cemetery.

Developer proposes single-family lots with 7 to 8 units per acre in Pasco.

Cochran highlights planning challenges balancing development, citizen needs, and state funding dependency.

Amber Wade demands city intervention for low water pressure at Sands Mobile Home Park.

Public works staff proposed a design amendment with RH2 (~$65,000) to complete Phase 4 irrigation expansions of the city's process water reuse facility after a planned SRF loan did not materialize; council asked for clarification on how the larger $17 million project will be funded.

Concerns voiced about street people and loud music disrupting Pasco community peace

Council considers staff review of new sales tax for police, fire, and EMS services

City staff and a retained state lobbyist presented a focused draft legislative agenda for the 2026 short session, asking the council to prioritize a regional police training academy, long-standing transportation projects and major water-utility investments while acknowledging the tight state budget picture.

On Nov. 12, 2025 residents told the City of Pasco hearing examiner they oppose re‑zoning about 156 acres to R‑1, citing traffic and safety, small lot sizes, school overcrowding and loss of farmland; the examiner will issue a recommendation to City Council within 10 working days.

City Council addresses street vendor concerns and prepares for Sergeant Gregory's retirement event.

Basin Disposal updated council on Pasco's municipal collection contract, the company's unlimited weekly set-outs and seven drop-box recycling locations, and the implications of two state bills that could require curbside organics collection by 2030 and expand mandatory curbside recycling.