Emerson Garfield

A Fond Farewell to Jeff Edwards of Corbin Senior Activity Center

August 30, 2019 Emerson Garfield

We learned that Jeff Edwards, Executive Director at Corbin Senior Activity Center, has taken a new position with Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels. While we are sad to see him go, we are excited to see him off to his new venture. They are lucky to have him!

Jeff is unable to attend the next Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting so he asked us to share the following note with the neighborhood:

I just wanted to take a quick minute and thank the Emerson Garfield Neighborhood Association for all the support over the past three years. As of September 6th, I will be leaving Corbin as I’ve accepted an offer to become the Executive Director for Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels. I’m excited about this new change, but sad to leave Corbin. The Corbin Board of Directors has named Heide Wehr, our current Assistant Director, as the next Executive Director. Thank you all for what you have done for Corbin and I hope that you will continue to champion the great mission here. I hope to see some of you around in other settings and it was a pleasure to sit in on the best Neighborhood Association in Spokane. Thank you Emerson Garfield!

– Jeff Edwards

Concert in the Park – Saturday, Sept 14

August 7, 2019 Emerson Garfield

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council is pleased to present our Annual Concert in the Park, featuring music by Blue Canoe and Starlight Motel.

When: Saturday, September 14 from 5-7 pm
Where: Corbin Park (map)

This free concert is sponsored by these local businesses and organizations: City of Spokane Water Department, Spokane City Credit Union (SCCU), Gene Brake – Realtor, Meet on Monroe aka North Monroe Business District and the Corbin Park Homeowners Association.

If you are interested in signing on as a sponsor of the event, please email the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council Treasurer at genebrake01@gmail.com.

Applicants Sought for WQTIF Neighborhood Committee

July 30, 2019 Emerson Garfield

The City of Spokane is seeking volunteers for a committee that helps to select public investments in three Spokane neighborhoods – West Central, Emerson-Garfield, and Riverside. The funding for the work comes from a special taxing district created by the City in this area in 2007.

A Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District, which includes the Kendall Yards Development, was created by the City and County of Spokane to help pay for public improvements inside the Kendall Yards area and for projects in neighboring locations.

Volunteers are needed for a citizen committee — the Neighborhood Project Advisory Committee — which considers and recommends funding for the public projects in the neighborhoods. Recent work by this committee has included consideration of funds for improvements to the North Monroe area, Dutch Jake’s Park, and the pedestrian suspension bridge in Riverfront Park. The committee gives the citizens of Spokane a key voice in the development of public improvements in these neighborhoods.

The Committee currently has three open positions. The positions include a position for a resident of the Emerson-Garfield neighborhood, one for a resident from the Riverside neighborhood, and one for an at-large position that needs expertise or experience in economic development, finance, and/or real estate.

Tax-Increment Financing is an economic development tool established by the state. It allows for a portion of newly generated property taxes within a defined district to pay for public infrastructure, including traffic calming, sidewalks, parks, and more. In this case, 75 percent of the increased property taxes are used to pay for public improvements over 25 years.

Interested individuals are asked to fill out the City’s application for committees, boards and commissions.

Please submit it to:

Mayor’s Office, fifth floor of City Hall
808 W. Spokane Falls Boulevard, Spokane, WA, 99201

or to

mayor@spokanecity.org
no later than August 30, 2019.

For more information on the West Quadrant TIF district, as well as the Neighborhood Project Advisory Committee, please see the West Quadrant TIF webpage.

Spokane Police Community Appreciation Day – July 13, 2019

July 2, 2019 Emerson Garfield

Join Spokane Police Department at the 2019 Community Appreciation Day!

This open house event is a chance to get to know the officers in your community. There will be demonstrations from the K9 team, the Motor Unit, and the Explosive Disposal Unit “bomb squad” robot!

When: Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 12-4 pm
Where: Spokane Community College Soccer Field, 1810 N. Greene St (map)

Please feel free to share this flyer and parking map. For more information, please contact the SPD Academy at 509-742-8100.

24/7 Library Celebration – July 17 at 3:30pm

June 27, 2019 Emerson Garfield

The Spokane Public Library is celebrating the one year anniversary of their 24/7 Library at the West Central Community Center. Meet at the kiosk at 3:30pm and then enjoy a children’s program.

‘Blast off on a Book! Out of this World Poetry with Kenn Nesbitt’
Children will create their own poem with a space themed craft along with refreshments provided by Numerica.