Government Almanac

Sun., Jan. 19, 1997

Spokane County commissioners

Tuesday, 9 a.m. briefing, county courthouse, 1116 W. Broadway Ave.

2 p.m. meeting for non-hearing items, public works hearing room, 1026 W. Broadway Ave.

5 p.m. meeting, public works hearing room.

Spokane City Council

Tuesday, 3:30 p.m. council briefing, lower-level conference room, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

The council will consider increasing the fine for overdue parking tickets from $20 to $25. The fine for tickets paid on time would remain $10.

The council will not hold its regular 6 p.m. legislative session.

Spokane County commissioners

Wednesday, 8 a.m., Spokane City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

Commissioners will hear from nine developers who contend, among other things, that there was not enough public input before a committee made its recommendations for “interim urban growth boundaries.”

At 1 p.m., commissioners will take public testimony about the location of the boundaries. In the next two weeks, the meeting will be continued three times, in the Valley, on the North Side and on the West Plains, to give more people opportunities to comment. (The 1 p.m. meeting will be canceled if commissioners find during the morning meeting that the developers’ appeals have merit.)

Spokane Transit Authority board of trustees

Thursday, 3:30 p.m., STA auditorium, 1229 W. Boone Ave.

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