Mccarroll East Project Back Before Examiner

Leif Sorenson’s McCarroll East housing project is heading back to the Spokane hearing examiner at 9 a.m. Tuesday to iron out details discussed with a neighborhood citizens group 20 months ago.

Sorenson hopes to begin building next year, according to attorney Jim Frank.

Eventually, Sorenson hopes to build a total of 257 homes and 30 duplexes on the 110 acres east of Indian Trail Road, between Strong Road and Shawnee.

The first phase, which consists of 15 single-family homes, will start behind existing homes on Farmdale.

In his agreement with the neighborhood group, Sorenson agreed to limit building to 10 homes per year for the first five years.

Since almost two years have elapsed, Sorenson says he’s theoretically entitled to build 20 homes.

Other issues to be addressed include roads and stormwater drainage.

The hearing will be held in conference room 2B on the second floor of city hall. Although the meeting is open to the public, it is not a public hearing.

In other planning and development news:

A public hearing will be held Wednesday on a proposed zoning change that would allow Alton’s Tires to build a new store along Newport Highway adjacent to the proposed Wal-Mart site.

Neighbors are concerned that allowing the zoning change from residential to regional commercial might set a precedent making it easier for Wal-Mart to win a zoning change later.

The hearing begins at 9 a.m. in the lower level of the Spokane County public works building, 1026 W. Broadway.

A community meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Nov. 22 at Woodridge Elementary, 5100 W. Shawnee, regarding changes in another Sorenson development, Meadow Glen, in the Indian Trail area.

Sorenson wants to add 13 more duplexes to the dozen he’s already planning to build along the proposed park near the power lines east of Indian Trail Road.

For more information, cal 625-6088.

, DataTimes