Government Almanac

Sun., May 31, 1998

For the week of May 31

Spokane Regional Solid Waste Sy tem Liaison Board

Monday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, fifth-floor conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

Agenda unavailable.

Spokane Public Works Committee

Monday, 1:30 p.m. regular meeting, lower-level conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

The committee will discuss utility cuts on freshly paved streets and on-street parking for Spokane Falls Boulevard.

Spokane City Council

Monday, 3:30 p.m. council briefing, lower-level conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

5:30 p.m. special entertainment by Ferris High School’s Saxon Knights

6 p.m. regular meeting

During their briefing session, the council plans to accept a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Justice. The money will be used to pay for a planning and research unit for the Police Department that will evaluate the city’s community oriented policing program.

Spokane Urban Forestry Committee

Wednesday, 7 a.m. regular meeting, garden meeting room

Manito Park

Agenda unavailable.

Spokane Human Services Advisory Board

Wednesday, 3 p.m. lower-level conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

The board plans to set priorities for 1998 grant applications.

Spokane City Council

Thursday, 3:30 p.m. study session

Spokane Public Library, 906 W. Main

The council plans to discuss spending plans for the parks department, the library and the golf fund.

Spokane Neighborhood Councils

Friday, 4 p.m. regular monthly meeting, lower-level conference room

City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd.

Agenda unavailable.

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