November 3, 2026 City Council Meeting

The November 3, 2026 City of West Richland City Council meeting approved its consent agenda 6–0. Items included awarding the South Highlands and Keen Road intersection improvement project, authorizing a drinking water State Revolving Fund loan for the Belmont Reservoir project, approving a jail-use agreement amendment and a Drug Enforcement Administration/local law-enforcement agreement, and adopting Ordinance 28-26 amending the 2025–2026 budget. No contract award amount, loan amount, or vendor for the intersection project was stated in the transcript.

The council also approved Resolution 74-26 authorizing a reimbursement agreement with WKC31 Development LLC, identified by the mayor as Amazon’s development entity, for city staff, legal, and consultant work related to the proposed data-center project; the agreement was described as making those costs payable by the developer, but no total was specified. Council adopted Ordinance 29-26 establishing interim data-center development regulations, as amended to require public benefit and equal or improved standards in any development agreement. The regulations address zoning, noise, water use and infrastructure costs, energy coordination, emissions, lighting, monitoring, and other project conditions. Following extensive public opposition and calls for a moratorium, a motion directing staff to prepare a six-month moratorium ordinance for a later meeting received three votes and did not pass; the council noted that five votes were required. No data-center application was reported as filed.