City’s public participation plan gets CBT backing 2009-12-07Mayor David Raven was all smiles at noon Monday when he took possession of a cheque for $25,000 from Lynda Lafleur, the Columbia Basin Trust's community liaison. The money will help finance development of a public participation strategy for the City, which it needs to to ensure that its ongoing development of new transportation, parks, and environmental strategies have broad and deep public input. David F. Rooney photo