The barriers and detour that have suddenly sprung up on the stretch of W Montgomery between N Monroe and Northwest Boulevard mark the start of construction for the traffic circles (aka roundabouts) that will help to abate speeding. The chain-link fence in the left of the photo below has been taken out twice in recent years due to speeders. This post from August shows the engineering designs and also contains links to the long but fairly smooth history of this…
The Emerson-Garfield Farmers’ Market got a nice writeup in today’s Spokesman-Review — just in time for tomorrow’s (Friday, October 17) season finale. In addition to the usual vendor lineup — which now includes Chattaroy Cheese Co. — here’s what the market has in store for this season-closing event: A one-time vendor will be selling Davenport-area organic Fuji apples and Bosc pears for just 75¢ per pound. (Compare that with Safeway’s $2.99 per pound for non-local, non-organic apples.) An old-fashioned cider press to juice…
The September 14, 2014 meeting of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council got underway when Marlene Feist, Utilities Communications Manager for the City of Spokane, spoke about the street levy proposal that will be on the November ballot. This levy will complement the parks levy that is also being proposed. Many of the details of the parks levy and the improvements it will bring to Riverfront Park were addressed by Parks and Recreation Director Leroy Eadie during the May meeting of the E-G Neighborhood…
What follows is a condensed version of the minutes from the short meeting of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council that followed the annual Summer Potluck on August 13, 2014 in Emerson Park. Prior to the meeting, during the barbeque, some neighbors brainstormed with Joe Cannon, a restoration ecologist from the Lands Council, about what trees would be ideal to plant throughout the neighborhood as part of the current Greening Neighborhoods grants. The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm, and…
Designs have now been drafted for the new sidewalks to be installed on Madison and Adams Streets as well as the traffic circles that are planned for Montgomery Ave. They’re provided below for reference. The designs show in detail what’s planned, including curb ramps, signage, landscaping, and stormwater improvements. Residents in the construction areas should already have received notices about the projects and their effects, if any, but please contact us if you still have any comments or concerns. The…