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Government Almanac For The Week Of March 29

(From For the Record, April 1, 1998): Hearing date: The Spokane County hearing examiner will conduct hearings on Friday this week. Sunday’s Government Almanac listed a different day for the hearings.

Spokane Historic Preservation

Monday, 10 a.m. regular meeting, lower-level conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

Agenda unavailable.

Spokane City Council

Monday, 3:30 p.m. council briefing, lower-level conference room

6 p.m. regular meeting City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

The council plans to vote on a proposed $22.65 million federal loan for the River Park Square redevelopment project.

Spokane County commissioners

Tuesday, 9 a.m., County Courthouse, 1116 W. Broadway

2 p.m. weekly meeting, public works building, 1026 W. Broadway

Among other business at the 2 p.m. meeting, commissioners will decide whether to provide $10,000 from the hotel/motel room tax to promote the Spokane American Music Festival. Also, commissioners may hire Inland Asphalt Co. to pave the parking lot at Plantes Ferry Park.

Spokane Public Facilities District

Tuesday, 3 p.m., Spokane Arena, 720 W. Mallon

Spokane Hearing Examiner

Tuesday, 6 p.m. special meeting, second-floor conference room City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

Habitat for Humanity wants to build six two-unit structures on property at 1803, 1805 and 1823 E. Sixth.

Urban Forestry Committee

Wednesday, 7 a.m. meeting, garden meeting room Manito Park

Agenda unavailable.

Spokane Area Private Industry Council

Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. meeting, Littlefoot Room A Spokane Community College, 1810 N. Greene St.

The council will discuss the 1998 Title IIB summer program proposal.

Spokane Human Services Advisory Board

Wednesday, 3 p.m. regular meeting, lower-level conference room City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

Agenda unavailable.

Spokane County hearing examiner

Wednesday, 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., public works building, 1026 W. Broadway

During the morning sessions, Hearing Examiner Mike Dempsey will consider two requests from Interstate Concrete and Asphalt, for zone changes allowing mining. The first request involves 110 acres south of Eloika Lake. The second involves 79 acres south of Elk to Highway Road. Both parcels are zoned for agricultural uses.

During the afternoon session, Dempsey will consider a developer’s request to build more apartments than already approved on a parcel at the intersection of Fourth Avenue and Evergreen Road. Arger Capital Corp. wants to build a 48-unit complex, rather than 34 units.

Spokane County public works department open house

Wednesday, 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Greenacres Junior High School, 17915 E. Fourth

The department will explain plans to widen Sprague Avenue between Sullivan and Corbin roads. The $4.6 million project is scheduled to begin in May.

Spokane Cable Advisory Board

Wednesday, 5:30 p.m. regular meeting, lower-level conference room City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

Agenda unavailable.

Spokane County Air Pollution Control Authority

Thursday, 9 a.m., public works building

Among other business, the board will hear about the state Department of Ecology’s motor vehicle emission check program.

Conservation Futures Program

Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Cheney High School, 460 N. Sixth

A citizens committee will take public comments and recommendations about land considered for purchase and preservation under the conservation futures program voters approved in November. This is the third of four hearings on the subject.

Spokane Neighborhood Councils

Friday, 4 p.m. regular monthly meeting, lower-level conference room City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls

The councils will discuss their upcoming retreat and the community assembly agenda.