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DivisionConnects Transportation Study

DivisionConnects Transportation Study

DivisionConnects, a collaborative two-year transportation and land use study, will focus on opportunities and challenges that come with the planned completion of the North Spokane Corridor (NSC).

Provide your feedback in this online survey.

DivisionConnects is led by Spokane Regional Transportation Council and Spokane Transit Authority, in partnership with Washington State Department of Transportation, City of Spokane, and Spokane County, to study Division Street from its downtown connection in the south to the Newport Highway and North Spokane Corridor past the Y in the north. The broader study area will include other north-south travel corridors (e.g. Hamilton Street and the future completion of the NSC) to understand how these travel corridors relate to Division Street.

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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.  

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April Meeting Cancelled

April Meeting Cancelled

The April Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meeting has been cancelled. We are looking into online options for a May meeting.

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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Libraries on the Move during Renovations

Libraries on the Move during Renovations

Last November, voters overwhelmingly approved the Spokane Public Library bond measure to remodel four existing libraries and build three new libraries.

The two libraries closest to our neighborhood, Shadle Library and Downtown Library, will be closing this winter and temporarily relocating during renovations.

Shadle Library will close on December 22, 2019. Their temporary location will be in Northtown Mall. This location will open on January 2, 2020.

Downtown Library will close on February 29, 2020. Their temporary location will be in the STA Plaza. This location will open on March 2, 2020.

Learn more about the future plans for Spokane Public Library.