Colfax track project almost set to launch

The sight of heavy equipment advancing on the Colfax track complex should come to pass in July, if all goes according to plan.

Over the past two weeks, in a series of phone calls and meetings, School District Superintendent Jerry Pugh has zeroed in on an estimate by Beynon Sports Surfaces to install a new track, with local subcontractors Palouse River Rock of Colfax and Motley-Motley of Pullman.

The price would come without a formal bid process because Beynon is part of the King County Directors' Association (KCDA), a purchasing cooperative owned by Washington's public school districts.

A no-b...