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• Shoreline restoration reviewed

  December 8, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council got its first look at another portion of the city’s Shoreline Master Program on Tuesday. The city is doing a state-mandated update of the plan, …

• Asphalt contract renewed

  January 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council renewed the city’s street maintenance contract Tuesday, but some council members appeared to do so reluctantly. The contract, awarded in 2007 as a one-year contract …

• Getting There: Council chooses streets for repair

  December 26, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Spokane city officials have come up with what they believe will be an equitable way of spending a new $20 annual vehicle license fee to fix streets. The Spokane City … 11

• Valley Council reviews details of service contracts

  December 8, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council took two different approaches to nearly identical contracts discussed Tuesday as the council prepares to vote this month on whether to renew the contracts or …

• New roomy location

  September 3, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 This is a busy time of year for Public Works employees in Spokane Valley. They spend their days patching holes and cracks in streets and maintaining dry wells. They have …

• Council debates use of tab tax

    March 3, 2011 Six months from the introduction of a new tax on vehicles, city leaders are starting to debate how the money will be spent. 9

• Fairfield discusses tax

  February 19, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V7 About 20 people attended a special public hearing this week in Fairfield on a proposed utility tax, and opinions were split between those adamantly against any tax and those who …

• Street maintenance dominates Spokane Valley City Council’s winter retreat

  February 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council covered a wide range of topics during its annual winter retreat Tuesday, but the conversation kept circling back to one issue: finding funding to pay … 2

• Five Lodging Tax Advisory fund recipients named

  December 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Some close split decisions marked the Spokane Valley City Council meeting Tuesday as council members took a stand on whether to retain longtime community volunteer Peggy Doering on a city … 1

• City vehicle tab tax in limbo

  December 8, 2010 in City on Page A1 The Spokane City Council is balking on plans to impose a new $20 tax on vehicles this year, and in a surprise move shifted money away from road plowing and … 21

• Mayor seeking $14 million for streets

  March 20, 2008 in Voices on Page S1 As Spokane emerged from its snowiest winter in 15 years, the poor condition of many of the city’s streets became all too apparent with potholes, cracks and ruts showing up …