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Washington State COVID-19 Resources

Washington State COVID-19 Resources

Adam McDaniel, the Governor’s Eastern Washington Regional Representative based in Spokane, reached out to Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council by email. He provided his contact information and some helpful resources. He is encouraging people to reach out to him if you have questions.

Adam McDaniel
Eastern Washington Regional Representative| Office of Governor Jay Inslee
Cell: 509.638.4686
www.governor.wa.gov |adam.mcdaniel@gov.wa.gov

Coronavirus.wa.gov – This website consolidates information from multiple state agencies. You can find ways to help, guidance on essential business activity, and multilingual resources.  

Department of Health – The Washington State Department of Health’s coronavirus webpage has the most up-to-date information on COVID-19 cases and deaths across the state. The website also hosts fact sheets, healthcare guidance, and answers to many frequently asked questions related to the disease, testing, and personal protection equipment.

Employment Security Department – This agency is responsible for processing the thousands of new unemployment claims from Washingtonians. Information on the CARES Act (Federal stimulus) can also be found here. Information for workers and employers are available as well. Workers and businesses are encouraged to sign up for updates as the Employment Security Department frequently releases new information.  

City Council Climate Survey

City Council Climate Survey

The Spokane Community is Invited to Participate! 

A group of Spokane experts and volunteers are working to study local impacts of climate change on the city of Spokane, and they want to hear from you. The volunteers are part of the Sustainability Action Subcommittee, or SAS. 

Spokane City Council created the SAS in 2019 and asked the group to draft a Climate Action Plan. The goal of the plan is to help the City, businesses, organizations and residents respond effectively to the growing impacts of climate change. As a first step to engage wider participation, The City Council is inviting everyone to take a brief, anonymous survey. 

City Council President, Breean Beggs says, “The City of Spokane wants to hear from all community members to learn how they think we should respond to current climate challenges. We can only move forward if we listen to everybody.” You can take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/spokane-sas-survey   

Responses to the survey will be used to build content for further interactive community involvement and for developing Spokane’s Climate Action Plan.

The Spokane Climate Action Survey takes about five minutes to complete. If you would like your voice heard on the topic of climate change, please visit the survey website: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/spokane-sas-survey. Paper surveys will also be made available at city libraries.

To learn more, visit the SAS webpage:  https://my.spokanecity.org/sas

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WSDOT seeks public input for I-90 safety improvements along 15-mile stretch west of Spokane

WSDOT seeks public input for I-90 safety improvements along 15-mile stretch west of Spokane

Online survey offers opportunity to help identify potential safety improvements

People are invited to provide feedback on options to improve safety while considering conservation of basalt rock along a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 90, just west of Spokane in the Four Lakes and Tyler area. The Washington State Department of Transportation invites everyone who relies on this section of I-90, including residents, businesses, commuters and organizations that support the Spokane region, to participate in an online survey.

To improve safety, WSDOT plans to regrade the median along I-90 between mileposts 255 and 270. Ten segments have been identified where basalt rock and tree removal could affect views along the highway.

WSDOT is seeking input on two options to improve safety in these locations: installing barriers with guardrail or removing the rock and trees. Each option has an assigned cost, safety and environmental factor to take into consideration. Adding barrier requires additional funding. Please visit the online open house to learn more and take the survey.

The online open house will run Feb. 10-27. 

Survey on Proposed Bus Route Changes

Survey on Proposed Bus Route Changes

Big changes are coming to transit in Spokane and STA wants your input!

The voter approved STA Moving Forward plan will provide for more buses, more often, to more parts of the region. Many projects have already been completed, including expanding night and weekend service, the opening of the West Plains Transit Center, and implementing six new routes. STA is now considering route changes in these focus areas: Northeast Spokane, Airway Heights/Spokane Airport/Fairchild Air Force Base, and Greater Spokane Valley.

Please take this online survey to share your thoughts on proposed route changes:

https://sta-servicechanges.participate.online/

Please share this survey with others who would be interested. The survey will close March 2, 2020.

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Volunteer Opportunity – SRTC Transportation Advisory Committee

Volunteer Opportunity – SRTC Transportation Advisory Committee

Spokane Regional Transportation Council (SRTC), the Metropolitan Planning Organization for Spokane County, is seeking qualified applicants for its citizens advisory committee; the Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC). The TAC’s work will assist Transportation Planners and the SRTC Board of Directors to bring improvements to our area. We are encouraging individuals to provide their perspective on the transportation challenges facing our region and we will work together to create improvements that benefit our entire community.

For more information and details about the membership application, view this handout or call (509)343-6370 or email contact.srtc@srtc.org.