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• Land ownership complicates potential sale to city, library

  March 2, 2012 in City on Page A5 A possible land deal involving the city of Spokane Valley and the Spokane County Library District will get extra scrutiny because of ties between most members of the Spokane Valley … 3

• ‘Positive’ group close to control of Valley council

  November 10, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A group of people unhappy with the status quo who ran together on a “Positive Change” slate in the 2009 Spokane Valley City elections are a single seat away from …

• Carroll challenges incumbent Grafos for Valley Council seat

  October 20, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Ballots for the November election are being mailed at the end of the week, making it decision time in the races for the four Spokane Valley City Council seats up …

• Budget boasts don’t reflect spending

  October 15, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Claim: Several candidates for Spokane Valley City Council have stated repeatedly that the council that’s been dominated by the Positive Change slate of candidates has reduced budget growth of 7 … 1

• Spokane Valley City Council candidates address chamber

  October 6, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley City Council opponents Dean Grafos and John Carroll had a few pointed words for each other during a candidate debate at CenterPlace last week, but the other candidates …

• Grafos leads field in campaign funds

  October 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Spokane Valley City Council candidates continue to amass money as the November election approaches, and Councilman Dean Grafos is by far the biggest recipient of campaign cash in his hunt …

• Grafos, fire commission discuss response delays

  September 29, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Spokane Valley Fire commissioners reconvened their meeting Monday afternoon when Spokane Valley City Councilman Dean Grafos asked for an “informal” discussion with the commissioners after they announced they would …

• Spokane Valley has healthy reserves, council told

  September 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley City Manager Mike Jackson told the City Council Tuesday that the city has a balanced budget and healthy reserves going into 2012. “Right now I think we are …

• Event expenses go unreported

  September 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V3 Confusion reigned early this week among four Spokane Valley City Council candidates over who had donated what for a joint campaign event in July, but candidates were able to quickly …

• Council weighing putting $6.4 million Sprague-Appleway bond on ballot

  August 13, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The city of Spokane Valley is discussing putting a $6.4 million bond on the November ballot to pay for the conversion of Sprague and Appleway to two-way between Argonne and …

• Grafos’ campaign chest largest so far

  July 21, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The candidates for Spokane Valley City Council seats are settling into two camps – those who are supported by the council’s Positive Change members and campaign donors, and those who …

• Anonymous input on permits sought

  June 9, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V4 It is not unusual for elected officials to ask their constituents their opinion on certain issues that are being discussed in the halls of government. Last year when the city …

• Unfunded future road projects discussed

  May 5, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A review of the city of Spokane Valley’s six-year Transportation Improvement Program with the City Council evolved into a discussion on whether the city should even be considering building new …

• SARP gets ax from council

  April 28, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The death of the Sprague/Appleway Revitalization Plan was a long, slow one that has been anticipated for some time. The final blow came Tuesday night when the majority of the … 6

• Grafos to run for re-election

  March 26, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Spokane Valley City Councilman Dean Grafos announced his intention to run for re-election this fall after recently filing candidate registration paperwork with the Public Disclosure Commission. Grafos, a licensed real …

• Grafos offers projects

  January 22, 2011 in City, Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley City Councilman Dean Grafos, who has led the fiscal responsibility charge, advocated during Tuesday’s council meeting spending $50,000 on a city entry and flashing school zone crossing signs. … 1

• Mayor’s relative chosen for commission seat

  December 16, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Two candidates for empty planning commission seats, including the half-brother of Mayor Tom Towey, were approved by a majority of the Spokane Valley City Council Tuesday during a contentious meeting. … 2

• Spokane Valley council wants to broadcast meetings

  November 4, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 After nearly a year of discussion the Spokane Valley City Council took a decisive step forward Tuesday, agreeing to have staff prepare a motion authorizing the purchase of equipment so …

• Spokane Valley council passes 2011 budget

  October 14, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council unanimously passed its budget for 2011 Tuesday night, despite objections by Councilman Bill Gothmann to the cut in a cost of living adjustment raise to … 1

• Valley council freezes COLA for nonunion employees

  September 30, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Four Spokane Valley City Council members voted Tuesday to withhold a 2.5 percent cost of living increase in 2011 from the city’s nonunion employees despite the fact that the city … 2

• Valley council’s bus tour stops at noted locations

  September 30, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Spokane Valley City Council took a three-hour tour last week, but instead of ending up on a tropical island they stopped by some city parks as well as other … 1

• Spokane Valley’s budget to see surplus in 2014

  September 9, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Some members of the Spokane Valley City Council started to pick apart acting City Manager Mike Jackson’s proposed 2011 budget Tuesday, but at least one was using outdated numbers to …

• Tax cut sends message, council members say

  September 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Several Spokane Valley City Council members have been making a big deal out of a proposal to lower the 2011 property tax rate by 1 percent. What has been left … 1

• Spokane Valley council meeting turns testy

    July 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A quiet Spokane Valley City Council meeting Tuesday had a fiery ending when Councilman Dean Grafos read a prepared statement launching an attack on fellow Councilman Bill Gothmann. “Last week … 6

• Transcript: Dean Grafos’ July 6 comments

    July 8, 2010 in Washington Voices Spokane Valley City Councilman Dean Grafos’ comments directed at Bill Gothmann at the July 6, 2010, council meeting. 2

• Valley struggles with ‘change’

  May 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 Six months after a new majority swept into the Spokane Valley City Council promising “positive change,” there has been change – a good deal of it reversing decisions made by … 13

• Unofficial meetings generate contention

  May 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Valley City Council’s new majority started off its term in office by possibly violating the Open Public Meetings Act, meeting for coffee every day at a local grocery … 4

• Grafos admits to petition

  May 20, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 During Tuesday’s council meeting, Spokane Valley Councilman Dean Grafos acknowledged that he has been orchestrating the recent public comment against the full closure of the Sprague and Sullivan intersection for … 1

• Spokane Valley council puts zoning on endangered list

  May 19, 2010 in City on Page A5 The new members of the Spokane Valley City Council – a majority that’s been in office less than a year – have a lot of questions. Is the Spokane River … 24

• Grafos’ vision clouded by interests

  May 1, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Councilman Dean Grafos’ vision sounds more like carping than it does a plan for the future. The vision does not include any plans, directions, goals or objectives for Spokane Valley. …

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