Liberty Lake Property Owners Want To Dredge Silt
Erosion is eating away at a shoreline development on the north end of Liberty Lake, and the resulting silt is filling in a small bay used by residents.
Affected property owners want to reverse the erosion by dredging the bay and depositing the silt back on the shoreline.
The Alpine Homes Association has asked the county and state for permission to move forward with the project.
It appears likely that they’ll get the go ahead.
Tom Mosher of the county Planning Department said this is the fourth time in the last 15 years that the group has had to dredge the bay, which was carved out by a developer who built the Alpine Shores subdivision in the 1970s.
“It’s a man-created problem because the developer altered the shoreline,” Mosher said. “Now, we’re just trying to keep up with it.”
Mosher said plans call for digging nearly 200 cubic yards of sediment out of the bottom of the bay and dumping it on a small island in the middle of the lagoon and on the surrounding shore.
Retaining walls then will be built to hold the soil in place, he said.
Doug Pineo of the state Department of Ecology said the plan seems sound.
“It didn’t look too bad to me,” Pineo said. “It’s probably not an illegitimate proposal.”
Lee Mellish of the Liberty Lake Sewer District said his agency will keep an eye on the work.
“We have to make sure it’s done correctly, so it doesn’t affect the water quality,” Mellish said.
If all goes according to plan, the work could be completed soon.
New Modern director
The Modern Electric Water Co. board of directors recently appointed Valley businessman Cecil Cleveland to fill a vacant seat on the board.
Cleveland is president of Valley Best-Way Building Supply. He has lived in the Valley since 1943.
Cleveland will serve out the term of Hank Grinalds, who died in July.
The seat will be up for election at the company’s annual meeting at the end of February.
Pasadena Irrigation opening
Spokane County commissioners are seeking candidates for a vacant position on the board of directors of the Pasadena Park Irrigation District No. 17.
Interested people must live in the district and submit an application to the county commissioners’ office by Oct. 5. That address is 1116 W. Broadway, Spokane, Wash., 99260.
The term expires Jan. 1, 1998.
Trentwood meeting changed
The October meeting of the board of directors of the Trentwood Irrigation District No. 3 has been changed to Oct. 16.
The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the district office, 4402 N. Sullivan.
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