Floating protest
On Sunday, rafters, kayakers and canoeists protest the proposal to build docks along the Spokane River .
The mood was better than anticipated when more than two dozen kayakers, canoeists and rafters set out from Plantes Ferry Park to protest 30 private docks proposed for the Coyote Rock development along the Spokane River.
On Friday, the environmental groups behind Sunday’s protest float were notified that the developer of Coyote Rock – Coeur d’Alene-based Neighborhood Inc. – is ready to negotiate, and a hearing before the state Pollution Control Hearings Board that was supposed to start today has been postponed. Pia Hallenberg, SR Read more.
How do you feel about the possibility of private docks along the Spokane River?
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