Public safety issue ignored

Sat., April 26, 2014

Having just moved back to Spokane after two years in Idaho, I see some things never change. It’s evident money still speaks in a loud voice when it comes to who, what, where and when construction takes place.

I speak of those entities making those decisions: the brick-and-mortar mafia. Our remaining leg to wobble on is regulation as to how much distance is required for emergency vehicles to pass between sides of the street. Most evenings there is only a 9-foot corridor between cars on each side of the street within two blocks of the Flying Goat.

God forbid one of our homes catches fire. The problem has been voiced several times but met with silence. When money has a louder voice than the people, no way can you fight City Hall. This too can happen to your neighborhood.

Ann Carlin

Spokane

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