Pasco city leaders spent a special meeting Thursday afternoon weighing budget options that could affect police, fire and parks services while residents urged the council to protect core programs.

The meeting focused on budget scenarios for 2027 and 2028, including one option with no new taxes and another that would add revenue through taxes and fees. Council members said no final decisions were made during the meeting and noted more public hearings were still required.

City Manager Harold Stewart told the council the city expected to finish 2026 with about $16 million in general fund reserves. He said the Government Finance Officers Association recommended keeping at least two months of operating costs in reserve and said Pasco spent about $7.5 million a month from the general fund.

Stewart said one no-new-tax option still left a roughly $2.5 million gap in 2027 and would require reserve use. He said that scenario largely spared police and fire staffing but pushed deeper cuts into other departments.

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Rutland Dundee Fire Protection District Firefighter Greg Witt died after a medical emergency during training.

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A fire truck and another vehicle collided Sunday afternoon on Route 202 in Litchfield, causing non-life-threatening injuries, state police said.

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An early-morning structure fire in Moscow, Idaho, left one person dead and another hospitalized Saturday, according to the Moscow Fire Department. Crews responded to the 800 block of Public Avenue around 1:30 a.m. One resident advised firefighters that another person remained inside and had been unable to escape.

A Moscow police officer and fire personnel made multiple attempts to locate the individual, but “significant” and “deteriorating” conditions prevented them from reaching that person. Officials confirmed that one occupant was later found deceased, while another was transported to a local hospital.

Their current condition is unknown, according to the Moscow Fire Department. The cause of the fire remains under investigation by Moscow police and fire officials.

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Boulder ballot measures 2K and 2M would fund major repairs and replacements at eight city buildings, but opponents criticize the cost and a lack of public engagement.

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