Post Falls to open rec wonderland
Post Falls is closing in on a 518-acre recreation wonderland south of the Spokane River.
The city is about to open 245 acres to recreation that — along with a pending adjacent 120-acre deal, the previous purchase of 75 acres and the existing 78-acre Q'emiln Park — would give the public 518 connected acres on the south side of the Spokane River.
"It would give us a little forest right here in the city," said Dave Fair, Post Falls parks and recreation director. "Ultimately, we'll formalize a management plan for the whole site. It will have access for walking and hiking, to the river, and non-motorized uses such as mountain biking."
Fair said one idea for the site, one that wouldn't likely come to life for several years, is a footbridge across the Spokane River, connecting the city's properties on the south side of the river to Corbin Park on the north side/Brian Walker, Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.
