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• Budget focus of council retreat

  June 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The conversation at Tuesday’s Spokane Valley City Council retreat was again dominated by the need to pay for street preservation projects, but no conclusions were reached on how to fund … 1

• City awards contract for street jobs

  June 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V7 The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to award a contract for street preservation projects to Spokane Rock Products. The council also approved a second list of projects that will go …

• Zone change moves forward

  June 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council appeared poised to require a development agreement for land being considered for rezoning at 601 N. Conklin Road during Tuesday’s meeting before members abruptly changed …

• Council wants new spot for sculpture

  May 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council appeared to be having second thoughts Tuesday about placing a donated sculpture on a triangle-shaped piece of land at Appleway Boulevard and Thierman Road where …

• Zoning change a hot topic

  May 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Tuesday’s meeting of the Spokane Valley City Council got a bit wild, with motions made and withdrawn, a discussion about whether a vote could be redone and lengthy public testimony. …

• Council questions paving priorities

  May 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V2 The Spokane Valley City Council on Tuesday dove into the list of proposed projects to be completed this year with the $2.8 million the city has set aside for street … 1

• Council expands project to include more work on 32nd Avenue

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Construction should begin on portions of Evergreen Road and 32nd Avenue in about four weeks after the Spokane Valley City Council voted Tuesday to award the project to Shamrock Paving. …

• Spokane Valley City Council considers entering talks with Spokanimal

  May 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The Spokane Valley City Council during its Tuesday meeting seemed more open to exploring a relationship with SpokAnimal for animal control services. Members agreed to have staff explore the option …

• Neighbors testify against zone change

  May 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V9 The Spokane Valley City Council appears poised to disregard pleas from neighbors and the recommendation of the city’s planning commission and allow a zone change that would permit a high …

• Valley Council considers giving builders extra time

  May 3, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley is considering dramatically increasing the amount of time developers and builders have to complete projects. Depending on when an application was made, a builder could have up to …

• Spokane Valley Council expands new development panel

  April 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council agreed to expand its ad hoc economic development committee again Tuesday when they couldn’t choose between two proposed committee members. Mayor Tom Towey proposed naming …

• Preserving strong ties

  April 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 In some corners of Spokane Valley the discussion isn’t on what the City Council voted on or discussed, it’s about the tie Councilman Arne Woodard wore. Some feature cartoon characters. …

• Development panel draws 19 hopefuls

  April 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The city of Spokane Valley received 19 applications for its new Economic Development ad hoc committee and the City Council was so pleased by the response that they agreed to …

• County answers animal shelter questions

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council spent the bulk of its time Tuesday going over responses from Spokane County to questions the city asked about a proposed regional animal shelter. The … 1

• City considers buying Pring property for library park land

  April 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council on Tuesday again discussed a proposal to buy property at Sprague Avenue and Herald Road for a new library and expansion of Balfour Park, but …

• Parcel purchase before Valley council

  April 14, 2012 in Washington Voices The Spokane Valley City Council on Tuesday again discussed a proposal to buy property at Sprague Avenue and Herald Road for a new library and expansion of Balfour Park, but …

• Valley Council backs proposal to allow more signs

  April 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley Planning Commission recommended relaxing the city’s sign code, and on Tuesday the City Council unanimously agreed to relax the rules even further based on the recommendation of …

• Spokane Valleys considers funding options for streets

  March 31, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council took a small step forward Tuesday in determining how to pay for an estimated $11 million annual shortfall in street preservation and reconstruction costs over …

• City Council funds Valleyfest

  March 29, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved awarding Valleyfest $30,000 in lodging tax funding for 2012, putting to rest months of controversy. Valleyfest director Peggy Doering said she was …

• Sidewalk improvements will increase access

  March 24, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The city of Spokane Valley is working with the Spokane Transit Authority on sidewalks and bus shelters, and also with local school districts to decide the placement of new sidewalks …

• Council assessing options at SCRAPS, SpokAnimal

  March 22, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Regional animal control once again was a topic of discussion at Tuesday’s Spokane Valley City Council meeting – two council members advocated asking SpokAnimal if it was willing to take … 1

• City eases liquor sign law

  March 15, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council relaxed the rules on alcohol signs in a split vote Tuesday after several citizens testified against the ordinance. The ordinance applies to the lighted signs …

• Intersections risky place for charities to collect, officials say

  March 10, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley City Attorney Cary Driskell recommended Tuesday that the city stop giving annual permits to charitable groups who collect donations at busy intersections because most of the groups are …

• Valley Council decides to move forward on purchase of Pring property

  March 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 A staff presentation on the possible purchase of property on Sprague Avenue was interrupted Tuesday as six of the seven Spokane Valley City Council members took time to complain about … 3

• 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

• Liquor signage at businesses no longer would be limited

  March 1, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council heard from a few people Tuesday unhappy with a proposed rule change that would allow bars, restaurants and other businesses to have unlimited signs advertising …

• Spokane Valley ready to move on shoreline plan

  February 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Work on the stalled shoreline master program resumed Tuesday as Spokane Valley’s City Council and planning commission held a joint meeting. Development of the shoreline plan stopped last summer after …

• Spokane Valley council hones sign plan

  February 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council refined plans for an entrance sign at Appleway Boulevard and Thierman Street on Tuesday even as they expressed concerns about the cost. The council liked …

• City mulls street fixes

  February 11, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The need to pay for street preservation ran headlong into the Spokane Valley City Council’s often-stated opposition to new taxes during the council’s winter retreat on Tuesday. No one argued …

• Spokane Valley council OKs Evergreen project

  February 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Residents along south Evergreen Road will have the street in front of their homes fully repaved this summer after Vera Water and Power installs a new water line underneath the …

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