Government Almanac
For the week of March 10
Spokane Public Works Committee
Monday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, fifth-floor conference room
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
Committee members will discuss the six-year programs for water, sewer and street repairs. They also will talk about bike, rollerblade and skateboard prohibition signs for downtown.
Spokane City Council
Monday, 3 p.m. citizen briefing, lower-level conference room;
3:30 p.m. council briefing;
6 p.m. public forum;
6:30 p.m. regular meeting
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The council will consider adopting a pedestrian/bikeways plan for Spokane and a “mixed-use residential district” for the Manito/Cannon Hill neighborhood.
Spokane Area Private Industry Council
Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. meeting, Littlefoot Room
Lair Student Center, Spokane Community Colleges, 1810 N. Greene
The council will discuss the 1996 budget and the 1996-97 job training plan.
Spokane Regional Transportation Council
Tuesday, 6 p.m. open house; 7 p.m. presentation
Community Room in the east end of University City Shopping Center, Sprague and University
The council is hosting a workshop to discuss possible forms of high-capacity transportation in the Valley. Among the possibilities are carpool lanes on Interstate 90, lanes dedicated to buses and a light rail system.
Spokane City Plan Commission
Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.
The commission will hear testimony on Sacred Heart Medical Center’s plan to build a skywalk across McClellan Street between 8th and 9th avenues.
Spokane Park Board
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, council chambers
City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Fall Blvd.
Agenda not available.
Spokane Regional Transportation Council
Thursday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, council briefing center
City Hall, 808 W. Riverside Blvd.
Among other topics, the council will discuss road projects in Spokane and Whitman counties.
Growth Management Act Committee
Friday, 9:30 a.m. regular meeting, second-floor board room
Spokane Transit Authority, 1230 W. Boone Avenue
Agenda not available.
Central Valley School Board
Monday, 6:30 p.m.
19307 E. Cataldo, Spokane
The board will hear a proposal to switch the high schools to a four-period day.
West Valley School Board
Wednesday, 7:00 p.m.
Spokane Valley High School, 8920 E. Valley Way, Spokane
The board will hear a presentation on curriculum.
East Valley School Board
Tuesday, 7:15 p.m., Skyview Elementary, 16924 E. Wellesley, Spokane
The board will hear from a group of parents with questions about year-round education. Members also will hear growth projections for the coming year.
Growth Management Steering Committee
Friday, 9:30-11:30 a.m., Spokane Transit Authority, second-floor board room, 1230 W. Boone Ave.
Spokane County Planning Commission
Thursday, 9 a.m., regular business;
10 a.m., public hearing on the Natural Resource Lands Technical Committee recommendation on interim designations for agricultural, forest and mineral lands.
Spokane County Commission
Tuesday, 9:30 a.m., briefing with chief administrative officer;
1:30 p.m., regular meeting, consent items, lower level of Public Works Building;
5 p.m., regular meeting, non-consent items, lower level of Public Works Building
Thursday, 9:30 a.m., meeting with community development staff;
11 a.m., meeting with Fairwood Home Owners Association;
1:30 p.m., Spokane Regional Transportation Council, Spokane City Council briefing room;
3:30 p.m., medical plan update.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., employee benefits fair;
9:30 a.m., Growth Management Act meeting, Spokane Transit Authority, second-floor board room.
All meetings are in the commissioners’ conference room unless specified.