Five bids submitted for Sunshine Trailhead parking project

Whitman County commissioners on Monday morning opened five bids for the Sunshine Trailhead project. Sunshine Trailhead is about halfway between Pullman and Moscow off Sunshine Road. The county purchased part of the trailhead property and part of it was donated by the property owner.

A paved and graveled parking area will accommodate about a dozen cars. A paved connection will lead to the Chipman Trail. That trail is about seven miles long and runs between Pullman and Moscow.

Tim Myers, county parks department director, said the project was born out of a desire to have someplace to park.

The bi...