City of Pullman

🚧 BISHOP BLVD RESURFACING PROJECT BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 18 🚧 Resurfacing on SE Bishop Boulevard from S Grand Avenue to SE Fairmount Drive is scheduled to begin on May 18, 2026. This project is part of ongoing efforts to improve roadway conditions, safety, and long-term reliability of the City’s transportation network. Construction is anticipated to be complete by mid- to late-July, 2026. ⭐ BUSINESSES ON BISHOP WILL BE OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION ⭐ - - - - - - - - - - Here's what to expect: ⚠️ Bishop will be closed to thru traffic between S Grand Ave and SE Fairmount Drive during construction ⚠️Traffic will not be able to turn onto Bishop from Grand in either direction. Traffic will not be able to turn off of Bishop onto Grand, either ✅ Local and business traffic can access Bishop from SE Harvest Drive, SE Brelsford Drive, or Fairmount Drive ✅ Fairmount Drive will be the detour route around Bishop Blvd ⭐ BUSINESSES WILL BE OPEN! While every effort will be made to maintain access to businesses throughout the project, there may be temporary changes to traffic patterns within the work zone, short-term delays, or limited access at certain times while active work is underway. Please drive slowly and cautiously through the work area and remain vigilant at all times. - - - - - - - - - - During construction, Motley-Motley, Inc. crews will mill and resurface the top 2 inches of roadway pavement and will perform related work such as select patching and crack sealing of the pavement sub-structure, adjustment of existing utility structures, pavement marking and striping, and constructing concrete curb ramps to current ADA guidelines. The estimated total cost for this project is $614,000. The City of Pullman was awarded a grant from the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board that will cover approximately 81% of this expense. The remaining local match (19%) will be from the City’s Arterial Street Fund, utilizing revenue directly generated by the City’s recently created Transportation Benefit District.

Here's what's happening at next Tuesday's City Council Meeting! 𝗣𝗨𝗟𝗟𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗖𝗜𝗟 𝗠𝗘𝗘𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 Format: Study Session Tuesday, May 19, 2026 5:30 p.m. Pullman City Hall, Council Chambers

Members of the Pullman Fire Department participated in a 40-hour grant-funded Confined Space Rescue Class this week! Your #PullmanFirefighters are always working hard to level up their skills and keep the community safe. 🚒🧑‍🚒🧯

Pullman Market on Main is moving outside! 🥕🍉🫛🍅🫑🍎 Pullman Market on Main will close portions of Olsen Street and Kamiaken Street. Olsen Street will be closed east of the library parking entrance, and Kamiaken Street will be closed between Olsen and Main. These closures will be in effect from 5 AM to 3 PM every Saturday until October 31st.

During last night's City Council meeting, the Maynard-Price Post 52 American Legion presented the American Legion Law and Order Awards for 2025 to the following City of Pullman staff and first responder community members: Humanitarian & Lifesaving Awards: - Sergeant Nathan Padrta, Pullman Police Department - Officer Darren Romero, Pullman Police Department - Officer Ibrahim Talib, Pullman Police Department 911 Operator of the Year: - Dispatcher/Call Taker Aubrey Springer, Whitcom Paramedic/Emergency Technician of the Year: - Firefighter/Paramedic Jerid Hilderbrand, Pullman Fire Department Outstanding Law Enforcement Officer of the Year: - Officer Luv St. Andre, Pullman Police Department The City of Pullman is very proud of all of these outstanding first responders and truly thankful that they choose to serve in our community! #PullmanProud

Today at Neill Public Library: Job Search Tactics that Work! Visit the library at 5:30 p.m. to learn all about the best job search tactics, including finding your pitch, networking, and using social media. See you there!

Last Friday, District 5 Representative Michael Baumgartner visited the City of Pullman to have a conversation with City staff, City leadership, and representatives from a wide variety of local groups and organizations. It was a small, invitation-only event held here at Pullman City Hall. Representative Baumgartner gave a short talk about his work in Washington, followed by a focused Q&A session where the attendees could ask questions of Rep. Baumgartner on behalf of their organizations. Questions covered a wide variety of topics from trails to building a thriving downtown to border town tax issues to higher education. The event lasted about an hour. All seven Pullman City Councilmembers were invited, though only two were present (and Mayor Benjamin, of course!) Other organizations that were represented include the Downtown Pullman Association, Maynard-Price American Legion Post 52, Pullman Civic Trust, Pullman Chamber of Commerce, Pullman Regional Hospital, United Way of Whitman County, and Washington State University. City leadership has been working hard to establish meaningful dialogue with people and groups in both our community and Washington State, and this event is another example of how we're working to make that happen. We're grateful to be able to make connections with our community partners and to do everything we can to bring attention to the things that that matter to the Pullman community on both a state and national level!

There's a Regular City Council meeting tomorrow! 🏛️🎉 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, May 12, 2026 5:30 p.m. Pullman City Hall Scroll through the slides or read on to see what's on the agenda this week! THE MAY 12TH AGENDA We'll start the meeting the same way as always, with: 1️⃣ Call to order and Roll Call 2️⃣ The Mayor's Announcements and a chance for both City Council and the community to make comments . Then we'll move on to presentations (3️⃣). We have a bunch this week: 🚨 The Mayor will declare that May 17-23 is Emergency Medical Services Week 🚓 The American Legion will present their Law and Order Awards 💸 The Pullman Chamber of Commerce will give an update on Chamber and Pullman Tourism activities 🏛️ Mayor Benjamin and City Administrator Wells will give a Legislative Update . Then it's time to move on to THE CONSENT AGENDA! This is the part of the meeting where we: 4️⃣ Approve the meeting minutes from last time (very exciting) 5️⃣ Pay the City's bills (also very exciting) 6️⃣ Accept a $15,000 donation from the Shirrod Family Memorial Fund for the Neill Public Library Heritage Addition (actually exciting!) . After all that exciting business is handled, it's time for the Regular Agenda! There are two items on this week's regular agenda for Council to take action on: 7️⃣ Making Zoning Code Updates (Ordinance No. 26-08), which will amend parts of the Pullman City Code Zoning Code. Washington State has made some changes, so we need to, as well. 👉 NOTE: It isn't about Short Term Rentals (STRs) this time. That will be back on the agenda soon. 8️⃣ Authorize the Mayor to contract with a law firm for legal services for the City The details on both Regular Agenda items are the agenda for tomorrow night, please feel free to click the link in our bio and learn all about it. . And last but not least, Discussion Items! 9️⃣ City Council will continue their discussion on their goals & priorities for 2026 and 2027. . Dig in to all the juicy agenda details in the @cityofpullman bio link. And, as always, you can come to the meeting in person or watch on YouTube!

🚦 MINOR INTERSECTION WORK MONDAY 🚦 Crews will be doing minor touch ups at various street intersections where work has recently been done on Monday, May 11, 2026. Work should be done the same day. Temporary traffic control (signs, flaggers) will be in use as needed.

The Lawson Gardens Plant Sale is TODAY from 8 AM to 4 PM! Drop by and shop for: 🌸 Flowers 🍅 Vegetable starts 🪴 Plants for your garden Cash or check only! 📍Lawson Gardens is at 705 SE Derby Street

🚧 BISHOP BLVD RESURFACING PROJECT BEGINS MONDAY, MAY 18 🚧 Resurfacing on SE Bishop Boulevard from S Grand Avenue to SE Fairmount Drive is scheduled to begin on May 18, 2026. This project is part of ongoing efforts to improve roadway conditions, safety, and long-term reliability of the City’s transportation network. Construction is anticipated to be complete by mid- to late-July, 2026. ⭐ BUSINESSES ON BISHOP WILL BE OPEN DURING CONSTRUCTION ⭐ - - - - - - - - - - Here's what to expect: ⚠️ Bishop will be closed to thru traffic between S Grand Ave and SE Fairmount Drive during construction ⚠️Traffic will not be able to turn onto Bishop from Grand in either direction. Traffic will not be able to turn off of Bishop onto Grand, either ✅ Local and business traffic can access Bishop from SE Harvest Drive, SE Brelsford Drive, or Fairmount Drive ✅ Fairmount Drive will be the detour route around Bishop Blvd ⭐ BUSINESSES WILL BE OPEN! While every effort will be made to maintain access to businesses throughout the project, there may be temporary changes to traffic patterns within the work zone, short-term delays, or limited access at certain times while active work is underway. Please drive slowly and cautiously through the work area and remain vigilant at all times. - - - - - - - - - - During construction, Motley-Motley, Inc. crews will mill and resurface the top 2 inches of roadway pavement and will perform related work such as select patching and crack sealing of the pavement sub-structure, adjustment of existing utility structures, pavement marking and striping, and constructing concrete curb ramps to current ADA guidelines. The estimated total cost for this project is $614,000. The City of Pullman was awarded a grant from the Washington State Transportation Improvement Board that will cover approximately 81% of this expense. The remaining local match (19%) will be from the City’s Arterial Street Fund, utilizing revenue directly generated by the City’s recently created Transportation Benefit District.

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