Signs unite Glenrose

People who drive through the Glenrose Community will no doubt notice the increasing number of signs along the roadside. These signs express our united opposition to a proposed sports complex to be built in this rural, no-services-available community.

The prospect of a facility with artificial grass-covered fields, LED-stadium lighting, and paved parking for hundreds of vehicles is anathema to many who live in this bucolic setting. With no infrastructure to support the requirements of such a sports complex, many of us wonder why Spokane County is choosing to selectively accommodate the backers of this project while not considering the valid concerns of the Glenrose residents.

The county’s broad interpretation of the current zoning designation of this property is the reason we believe this facility is being forced upon Glenrose residents. The irreparable harm Glenrose will sustain should the sports complex become a reality will render our decision to live in such a beautiful setting null and void. The taxpayer dollars that might be used to partially fund the construction of this complex, by an application for a state grant, only adds to the resentment Glenrose residents feel that their concerns are not being considered without their resorting to legal action.

Adversity tends to unite communities as this situation indeed has. So I hope those passing through Glenrose now have a better understanding of our signs on the road. Will the signs get Spokane County’s attention?

Steven Palmieri

Spokane