City Moves Toward Adding 15 Acres To Riverfront Park

Tue., May 5, 1998

The first baby steps of a possible expansion of Riverfront Park to the north were taken Monday.

The Spokane Parks and Recreation Department won approval from the City Council to find a qualified firm to study possible uses of 15 acres north of the park.

The property is enclosed by Washington to the east, Cataldo to the north and part of Howard to the west.

It is owned by several city-government entities and one private party, Inland Northwest Corp.

Though no decisions have been made, the study will look at the possibility of moving the IMAX or the park’s amusement rides to the site.

Other possibilities include building an aquatic center, science center or sports complex of some kind.

After finding a qualified firm, the parks department will return to the council, seeking authorization to go ahead with the study. That should be in about a month, said Paul Crutchfield, assistant director.

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