Tuesday Council Recap

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  15 May 2012

  Noise ordinance updated and 44th Ave designated arterial street…5/14/12 Council Meeting Recap

  It was a hot day yesterday and the warm air stuck around in the Council chambers last night for a longer session. After several administrative reports and a visit from members of our U.S. Navy in celebration of Navy Week in Spokane, the Council voted on several ordinances and resolutions. Of note, the Council voted 7-0 in favor of designating 44th Ave an arterial street in our Comprehensive Plan. The plan is to make 44th Ave a complete street with sidewalks, street trees and a trail on the north side...and to extend it all the way from Regal on the west to Freya on the East. Several multi-family developments are being built on the south side of 44th, causing a need for developer improvements to the road to mitigate traffic impacts. To further mitigate the impacts of cars zipping through the Read More
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  8 May 2012

  Will $20 car tabs fund needed street work this year? 5/7/2012 Council meeting recap

  The Council put on their Transportation Benefit District Board hats at the start of last night's meeting. The Board meets occasionally to monitor the progress of the street maintenance work to be done with the funds raised through the $20 car tab fee that started to be collected last Fall. Last night we approved allowing TBD dollars to be spent on replacing/updating any curb ramps on streets being maintained with TBD dollars to meet ADA requirements. We also got an update from our Citizens Board last night about the status of our 2012 program. About a month ago, the Street Dept. told our Board that the Mayor had decided to contract out the work that was approved in the 2012 program -- pavement maintenance activities like grind and overlay of both residential and arterial streets, sealing Read More
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  1 May 2012

  Initiatives and referendums…what do citizens have to do with it? 4/30/12 Council recap

  Happy birthday to me. It was another (long) Council night, but I was pleased to share my special day with my colleagues and about 75 people who showed up to comment on a variety of issue. Most folks in attendance focused on changes to the initiatives and referendum process at the city. We had two versions of changes to consider: one forwarded by Councilmen Fagan and Salvatori, another by Council President Stuckart. President Stuckart's version was produced based on input from a public process that occurred in 2009-2010, whereby the League of Women Voters facilitated a diverse group of stakeholders (task force) to recommend changes to the initiative process at the city. This group did not agree on everything, but did come to consensus on a few things: some minor process changes, clarifying Read More
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  Spokane, WA  99201-3335
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