Feedback sought on comprehensive plan

Thu., Oct. 7, 2004

The Spokesman-Review

Spokane Valley residents interested in helping shape the city’s future should attend a meeting tonight at Bowdish Middle School, 2109 S. Skipworth Road. An open house begins at 6:30 and the meeting will run from 7 to 9.

The city staff wants feedback from residents on its draft of the comprehensive land-use plan, a 20-year blueprint for growth required under the state Growth Management Act. The staff wants to talk with residents about neighborhood preservation, transportation, a possible city center and creating city identity, among other topics.

The comprehensive plan’s draft chapters can be read at www.spokanevalley.org on the community development department’s pages. For more information, call 921-1000.

The staff will hold similar meetings Oct. 28 at Pratt Elementary School and Nov. 4 at City Hall.

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