RICHLAND, Wash. – Local residents are pushing for a change in how the city council is elected. A non-partisan group known as “A Better Richland” is leading the charge by collecting signatures for a petition aimed at changing how the city council represents the city.
“The auditor’s office has to confirm that all of the signatures are legitimate, and then the next move will actually be presented to the city council, and they could actually accept it without even having a vote. But if they don’t accept it, then it would go to a vote of the people,” Randy Slovic, the volunteer coordinator for A Better Richland said.
The group has gathered over 3,800 signatures in the last two months. Slovic said Richland residents who signed the petition often felt “forgotten.”…