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Recap of the November E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Recap of the November E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Here’s a recap of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting that took place on Wednesday, November 12. Once they’ve been approved, you can download the full minutes from this page. The first speaker was Tim Schwering, the Director of Strategic Initiatives in charge of civilian oversight for the Spokane Police Department. A sample body camera was passed through the room. He noted a study of camera use in Rialto, CA, which showed a 59% decrease in the use of force and an 87.5%…

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E-G Boundary Expansion

E-G Boundary Expansion

At its November meeting the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council voted to approve a boundary expansion to include land ceded by the Northwest Neighborhood Association. The NWNA was not seeing any representation from this peninsular area on their southern border and felt that this was because it was a more natural geographical fit for Emerson-Garfield. Starting from the intersection of Fairview and Ash, the rough boundary continues west to Cochran, southwest across the Meenach Bridge, further south along the Pettit Drive Ridge (aka…

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Take the STA Moving Forward Survey

Take the STA Moving Forward Survey

STA Moving Forward is the Spokane Transit Authority’s draft ten-year implementation plan that proposes to sustain existing service levels and provide more and better transit for the growing region. As a part of the public outreach period from September through November, the STA has provided an online survey to solicit feedback on the proposed package of transit projects as well as a potential funding mechanism in the form of a voter-approved 0.3% increase in the local sales tax rate. Karl Otterstrom, Director…

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Neighborhood-wide Planting (Nov 15) Cancelled

Neighborhood-wide Planting (Nov 15) Cancelled

We’ve put this news out via other channels — namely, Facebook, Twitter and at Wednesday’s EGNC meeting — but wanted to spread the word here too: The neighborhood-wide planting scheduled for tomorrow (Saturday, November 15) has been cancelled on account of the freezing temperatures. This was supposed to bring street trees to an entire stretch of N Atlantic and a full block of N Stevens along with hardy native bushes to a traffic median on N Maple, but the ground is frozen both…

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Final Korean Food Sale of 2014 (Nov 15)

Final Korean Food Sale of 2014 (Nov 15)

Spokane Hope Christian Reformed Church (스포켄 소망교회) is holding its final Korean food sale of 2014 on Saturday, November 15 from 10am to 3pm. You can find them on the lower level of Knox Presbyterian (806 W Knox). The menu is available for dining in or take out. It includes bulgogi (BBQ beef), spicy Korean pork, potstickers, bibimbap (mixed veggies), gimbap (vegetarian sushi) and more. Their kimchi is a popular favorite too. Dishes range between $5 and $10; they also offer multi-meal or loyalty discounts. This sale acts a fundraiser for the church, which has shown itself to be very supportive of…

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