Arrow-right Camera
Subscribe now

Restrictions hurt West Plains

So Spokane County wants to keep Fairchild Air Force Base by freezing development on the West Plains. When we voice our concerns that these zoning changes may affect our home values, we are told that we are mistaken.

So, let’s imagine I put my home on the market and find an interested buyer. Then I tell them that any additional construction will have to meet noise attenuation standards, and they will be subjected to dark sky ordinances, bird mitigation ordinances and electronic activity limitations. Would they still be interested?

But wait, there’s more. I wonder how interested they will be after hearing they may have problems getting a VA, FHA or HUD loan. I am sure they won’t have a problem when they discover no day-care centers, schools, police stations or fire stations nearby.

Will I get my house sold? Sure, as long as I drop my price.

The reality is that these zoning decisions will have a significant financial impact, and the county is ignoring that the Joint Land Use Study Committee recommended programs to offset individual homeowners’ loss of property value. Clearly, the commissioners are ignoring this aspect of the report, and trying to get something for nothing.

Patricia Apregan

Medical Lake



Letters policy

The Spokesman-Review invites original letters on local topics of public interest. Your letter must adhere to the following rules:

  • No more than 250 words
  • We reserve the right to reject letters that are not factually correct, racist or are written with malice.
  • We cannot accept more than one letter a month from the same writer.
  • With each letter, include your daytime phone number and street address.
  • The Spokesman-Review retains the nonexclusive right to archive and re-publish any material submitted for publication.

Unfortunately, we don’t have space to publish all letters received, nor are we able to acknowledge their receipt. (Learn more.)

Submit letters using any of the following:

Our online form
Submit your letter here
Mail
Letters to the Editor
The Spokesman-Review
999 W. Riverside Ave.
Spokane, WA 99201
Fax
(509) 459-3815

Read more about how we crafted our Letters to the Editor policy