Hawkins still in limbo; county hires bonding attorney

A decision on an amendment to the development contract between Whitman County and Boise-based Hawkins Companies was delayed Tuesday for at least another week.

Commissioners had scheduled a possible vote on the deal Tuesday after a planned executive session to discuss the contract with Prosecutor Denis Tracy and special counsel Milton Rowland, who was hired out of the Foster Pepper law firm in Spokane.

Greg Partch, chair of the county commission, said Rowland and Tracy still had concerns to discuss before commissioners could vote on the contract.

He said ideally, a decision will come within the...