Have you ever heard of Council Connection? It's a monthly cable television program featuring Spokane City Council members as hosts. It's sort of like Wayne's World meets CNN, making Spokane the only place where you'll find such a program.

Photo by Ben Tobin.

The next episode will be shown live tonight at 6 p.m. on CityCable 5 and Council Member Jon Snyder, from District 2, will host. The program, which will look at two topics, the first segment covers the effects of the Gateway Pacific Terminal coal project. Guests will include Richard Burris, a retired railroad worker, and Bart Mihailovich, the Spokane Riverkeeper. Good timing too, after yesterday's well-attended hearing.

The second segment will cover the current state of the Spokane Public Library and the potential levy lid lift for libraries. Council Member’s Snyder’s guest will be Jack Fallis, Library Board Member and CEO of Global Credit Union. (Hey, going to the library is pretty green!)

Council Member Snyder will accept calls from viewers during the program; the phone number to reach the show is 625-6337. Council Connection also can be found on the City’s web site. Click on “City Council Connection” to reach the archived programs. The program will air throughout the month if you miss it and will be available to watch online via achives.

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