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• Park budget restores center funds

  September 28, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich and a large group of seniors and youth advocates warned the Spokane Park Board on Tuesday to think twice before slashing the budgets of youth … 1

• Two start terms on Park Board

  September 1, 2011 in City on Page A6 The man who led the Spokane Park Board in two years of major changes, big park upgrades and turmoil is leaving his seat this month. Gary Lawton, whose term ends …

• Ballot questions clarify, change City Charter

  July 28, 2011 in City on Page A1 When Spokane ballots arrive in the mail this week, the largest chunk of paper will be filled with a series of questions that have received little attention. In May, the …

• Seniors, youth face cuts to park programs

  July 9, 2011 in City on Page A1 Some of Spokane’s senior and youth centers could face closure next year under budget-balancing proposals soon to be considered by the Spokane Park Board. Park officials stress that the budget … 2

• Gift helps needy kids enjoy summer swims

  June 23, 2011 in City on Page A6 Three hundred children will get a chance to swim in Spokane’s pools thanks to a last-minute donation by a local credit union. The Make A Splash program, which raised $38,000 … 2

• Spokane parks upgrades include new cost

  May 29, 2011 in City on Page A1 It seemed like a monumental task. But Spokane park leaders have built everything they promised and more with the $43 million park bond voters approved less than four years ago. … 13

• $1 million grant to help pay for YMCA site

  May 25, 2011 in City on Page A6 The sun was shining Tuesday on Spokane County’s Conservation Futures program if nowhere else. County commissioners learned that a grant will reduce the cost of the YMCA site in Riverfront … 1

• City puts charter changes on ballot

  May 17, 2011 in City on Page A6 City voters soon will have 11 choices to make about the future of municipal governing. The Spokane City Council decided Monday to place proposed changes to the City Charter on …

• Sculpture decision expected today

  April 14, 2011 in City on Page A6 The Spokane Park Board will decide today if it will remove a sculpture created for Expo ’74 from Riverfront Park. The unnamed piece, by Charles W. Smith, has been labeled …

• Sculpture’s fate will be decided Thursday

  April 13, 2011 in City The Spokane Park Board will decide Thursday if it will remove a sculpture created for Expo ’74 from Riverfront Park.

• Demolition of old YMCA set to begin this month

  February 3, 2011 in City on Page A5 The former downtown YMCA will begin to fall this month after more than five years of debate on the building’s fate. The Spokane Park Board this week approved a $574,700 … 14

• Landscape architect named to Park Board

  January 4, 2011 in City on Page A6 A landscape architect is the newest member of the Spokane Park Board. The Spokane City Council on Monday unanimously approved Mayor Mary Verner’s appointment of Ken Van Voorhis to the …

• Old YMCA worth saving? Landmarks panel to decide

  December 12, 2010 in City on Page B1 It could be the final chapter for the former downtown YMCA. Or it could be the start of more painstaking, political maneuvering. 5

• Park Board, SpokAnimal to let loose the hounds

  December 9, 2010 in City on Page A5 A Spokane park soon will host its first frolicking off-leash canine – legally. The Spokane Park Board is scheduled today to approve a contract with SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. to open and … 2

• Board set to OK contract for High Bridge dog park

  December 8, 2010 in City A Spokane park soon will host its first frolicking off-leash canine – legally. 5

• Spokane Park Board considers higher pool fees

    October 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 Less than two years after instituting a swimming fee for kids, the Spokane Park Board may double the rate to $2. Park officials say the fee hike won’t come close … 8

• Park board approves Merkel complex use fees

  October 7, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Fees for users of the new Merkel Sports Complex were approved by the Spokane Park Board on Sept. 9. The fee scale came together after a public meeting at the …

• Mobius Science Center plans to open in 2012 downtown

  August 19, 2010 in City on Page A7 A long-planned interactive science center in Spokane has found a home. Board members of Mobius Spokane said Wednesday they will open their long-discussed Mobius Science Center downtown in the West … 4

• Two retain seats on Spokane Park Board

  April 14, 2010 in City on Page A6 Two members of the Spokane Park Board will keep their seats another five years. The City Council on Monday unanimously voted to accept Mayor Mary Verner’s request to reappoint James …

• Spokane council OKs conservation funds for YMCA

    March 30, 2010 in City on Page A1 A sharply divided Spokane City Council on Monday finally agreed to tear down the vacant downtown YMCA and blend the waterfront parcel into Riverfront Park. It took a year of … 28

• Vote on Y’s future expected to be close

  March 27, 2010 in City on Page A1 A creature lurking in the YMCA’s basement has caused a renewed examination of the Y by city officials days before they could make a final decision on the building’s fate. … 6

• Council shifting on future of Y site

  March 21, 2010 in City on Page B1 Support appears to have grown on the Spokane City Council to bring open space to the site of the downtown YMCA. A slight majority said this week that they lean … 3

• Deadlines near on YMCA’s fate

      February 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 Almost a half-century after David Rodgers turned a shovel of dirt to commemorate construction of a new downtown YMCA, he considers the decision to build the Y along the shore … 12

• Little-known stream could become new park water feature

  February 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 The YMCA sits near a river channel. What’s less known is that a stream flows through the building. The creek, which is a foot deep or more and changes in … 4

• Mobius, city of Spokane part ways

  December 18, 2009 in City Organizers have pulled the plug on a much-debated proposal to build a science center in Riverfront Park, and say they hope to find a new location for a scaled-back version … 10

• Spokane science center proposal hangs on

  December 11, 2009 in City on Page A6 A divided Spokane Park Board decided Thursday to give a long-proposed science center in Riverfront Park another chance. The board split 5-5 on member Ross Kelley’s motion to let the … 1

• Editorial: Park Board failed to take very simple law seriously

  December 11, 2009 in Opinion on Page A17 Let’s say you are a public official about to cast a vote on a public issue in a private setting. Do you: A) Vote. 6

• Vote on Mobius was private

  December 10, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane Park Board President Gary Lawton acknowledged Wednesday that the decision to continue negotiations with backers of a proposed science center was made in private several months ago, a move … 9

• County gives city time on YMCA debt

  December 2, 2009 in City on Page A7 Spokane County leaders Tuesday expressed frustration with Spokane City Council’s vague response to their offer to pay off the city’s debt on its purchase of the downtown YMCA. After two … 2

• City Council faces deadline on $4.3 million for YMCA

  November 28, 2009 in City on Page B1 The $4.3 million question facing city leaders Monday isn’t whether to buy the old downtown YMCA. They purchased the 43-year-old building months ago. 4

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