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Recap of the February E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Recap of the February E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

The February 11, 2015 meeting of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council began with a review of this year’s traffic-calming applications. Three residential applications and two arterial applications were submitted for the EGNC’s approval. The locations are shown below. Each applicant, if in attendance, was given an opportunity to describe the traffic problem, its threats to safety and quality of life, and their proposed improvements. Later in the meeting, to facilitate the voting process, individual street views and an overview of the locations were…

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District 3 City Council Mobile Office (Feb 17)

District 3 City Council Mobile Office (Feb 17)

District 3 City Councilwomen Candace Mumm and Karen Stratton are hosting a mobile office on Tuesday, February 17 from 1:30-2:30pm at the Shadle Park Library (2111 W Wellesley). The mobile office is a great opportunity to speak to your elected City Council representatives in an informal setting and bring certain issues to their attention. It’s also a good way to stay informed and hear what the City Council is prioritizing and the rationale for their voting decisions directly from the council…

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Materials for the Feb 11 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Materials for the Feb 11 E-G Neighborhood Council Meeting

Following a relaxing January hiatus, the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets tomorrow (February 11) for the first time in 2015. The meeting starts at 6pm in the Corbin Senior Center (827 W Cleveland). There are no guest speakers on this month’s agenda, which leaves us ample time to review and vote on the traffic-calming applications that schools, churches and residents have submitted this year for the neighborhood council’s approval. There are two arterial and three residential applications — with the possibility of more arriving between now…

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Emerson-Garfield Code Enforcement Summary for 2014

Emerson-Garfield Code Enforcement Summary for 2014

Fresh in: The 2014 Code Enforcement Summary with some new data for the statistically minded folks in our neighborhood. Code enforcement is the process that deals with things like abandoned cars, people living in RVs, derelict houses, and structures such as outbuildings and fences. Emerson-Garfield had a total of 294 code enforcement complaints in 2014. Compare that to 4,990 for the whole city — which means E-G accounted for 5.9% of code enforcement complaints across Spokane last year. Maps showing the locations and…

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Traffic-Calming Workshop (Jan 21)

Traffic-Calming Workshop (Jan 21)

The Office of Neighborhood Services is hosting a traffic-calming workshop for neighborhoods in District 3 — which includes Emerson-Garfield — on Wednesday, January 21 from 6 to 7:30pm at the West Central Community Center (1603 N Belt). This workshop goes hand-in-hand with our call for neighborhood traffic-calming requests. The aim of the workshop is to give applicants one-on-one instructions and review some example projects. If you’re thinking about submitting a traffic-calming request, this workshop will help you create a strong application for your proposed project. These workshops are for anyone…

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