County holds up .09 funding until legislature makes move

Until they see what the legislature does with .09 economic development funding, Whitman County commissioners decided Tuesday not to allocate any of the funding.

“We can’t go on the hook, say we’ll give you X amount of dollars and then not have it,” said Commissioner Pat O’Neill.

Each year, the county receives a .09 percent share of the state’s portion of sales tax revenues to use on projects that will bolster the local economy.

Clerk Maribeth Becker said she typically sends out letters to small towns and development authorities this time of the year, informing them of how much will be availabl...