Open house set for Spokane’s Integrated Clean Water Plan
The City Of Spokane released an update on all of the work happening this summer to develop an Integrated Clean Water Plan. In short: There's a lot of work happening!
And they need to hear from you. If you want to learn more and engage with the City, there will be an open house opportunity on Monday, Aug. 19, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Chase Gallery in the lower level of City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. The Open House is designed to provide information about a number of projects and proposals that will change the landscape surrounding the Spokane River as it flows through the core of the City.
Here are the projects and proposals that will be discussed at the Open House:
Huntington Park & City Plaza improvements. Avista Utilities is working to upgrade the 3.8-acre Huntington Park area on the south side of the Spokane River between Post and Monroe streets and adjacent to the River’s lower falls. This work also will include a new public plaza in what has been a small parking to the north of City Hall. Read my post about the project HERE.
Post Street improvements: In conjunction with the above work, Post Street will be converted to a one-way, northbound street. The street will be more pedestrian friendly and also will provide a good link to a Centennial Trail extension through Veterans Park and Kendall Yards on the north side of the River.
Riverfront Park Master Plan. The improvements listed above will link into work to create a new Master Plan for Riverfront Park. We really will be extending the impact of our crown jewel park, and we want the amenities. Here is more information on this master plan process: http://spokaneriverfrontpark.com/index.php/RFP/page/1319 .
Glover Field concept. We are considering building a tank to help store flows from combined sewers in Glover Field in Peaceful Valley. As part of our strategy to gain multiple public benefits when building infrastructure, we have developed a concept to improve the park and add a trail that would connect Huntington Park to Glover Field. Ultimately, we’d like to see a trail loop created between Monroe Street and the Sandifur pedestrian bridge. Here is a link to a story by Shawn Vestal in today’s Spokesman-Review that looks at this concept: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2013/aug/07/can-we-get-a-park-with-that/.
