Ten Years Ago February 20, 2003 Washington senators voted 49-0 to help Waitsburg keep its spe- cial city status, which can be an economic benefit for the town, but at the same time permit terms for elected officials to be set greater than the present one-year terms. Sen. Mike Hewitt, R-16th District was a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 5244 which passed Tuesday. Because Waitsburg is an unclassified city, the town charter requires annual elections of city officials. City officials asked Hewitt to help change state law so that the City could, at its option, adopt longer election cycles. "It doe...