The Liberty Lake Deep Dive

Shane Brickner served as Liberty Lake's mayor throughout 2020 -- which was his personal highlight among his community contributions that also involved several years as a volunteer officer with the LLPD as well as two full terms on the City Council. For this episode, retired chief Brian Asmus of the Liberty Lake Police Department sits at the microphone to share some of his professional and personal recollections of the city's former mayor, who passed away in November of 2025 at the age of 50. And, we close this show with Mayor Brickner's opening comments after being sworn in at the City Council meeting of Jan. 5, 2020.

What are the most frequently asked questions people ask at the Liberty Lake City Hall reception counter? Tait Garcia, the person behind that window, provides you the questions -- and their answers -- in this installment of the show. Plus, you'll learn a little bit about Tait's role as the point person at City Hall. Among the questions covered here: Does City Hall have maps or guides of the Liberty Lake area? Can City Hall set up utilities for your home? How can you get involved with city events as a vendor? Can you rent space inside City Hall for an event? Can you get a vehicle license or driver's license at City Hall? Does City Hall offer services for people who are unhouse or seeking public assistance? Does City Hall sell Inland Empire Paper passes? And can you get a pet license at City Hall?

Celebrate the 50th season of our Northwest's Seattle Seahawks and their 4 Super Bowl appearances through this conversation with Seahawks superfan Kyle Dixon (who also happens to be the Finance director at Liberty Lake City Hall)! Kyle provides an essential primer on some of the greatest past and present players for the Seahawks, and takes you through his mental playbook of the team's previous Super Bowl appearances. Whether you're a devoted part of the 12 Man Legion or recently joining for the Super Bowl bandwagon, you'll enjoy and learn a lot from this one (plus, we have a little bit of fun with our usual podcast format)!

Police Chief Damon Simmons widens the lens for you about the license plate-reading resources known as Flock cameras. What do they do, and what do they -not- do? How are they used, and how are they -not- used? Listen in and learn more about this public safety tool.

City administrator Mark McAvoy guides you through some of the new or enhanced services and programs that you'll be seeing in Liberty Lake as part of the city's 2026 budget. You'll hear about expansions to the city's police department, upcoming public arts projects, a preview of Liberty Lake's 25th birthday celebration, plans for street projects and the city's sidewalk master plan, park and golf improvements, and more. Plus, you'll find out about some of the improvements YOU can help add during 2026 by using the new "Make A Request" button.