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E-G Neighborhood Plan 2014

E-G Neighborhood Plan 2014

The completed Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Plan was unveiled to the entire neighborhood at a public presentation on June 12, 2014. In addition to planning stakeholders and residents, representatives from the City, the STA and the neighborhood business community were in attendance. The plan has since been presented to relevant planning and land use committees, where it has received overwhelmingly positive feedback on its scope, ambition and equity. On July 9, the Spokane Plan Commission unanimously (6-0) voted to recommend adoption of the plan by…

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Call for a Short-Term Licensing Rep

Call for a Short-Term Licensing Rep

The Community Assembly is looking for a representative to serve on a Short-Term Licensing Committee. The purpose of the committee is to cogitate and arrive at recommendations for a proposed short-term licensing ordinance. This will affect things like AirBnB rentals. There will be a total of four meetings: June 4. Introduction to issue, brainstorming Jun 18. Explore and digest what other communities are doing, refine what we want to do in Spokane (e.g., taxes, safety, building) July 2. Review draft…

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Business Outreach Event Recap

Business Outreach Event Recap

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Planning group hosted a Business Outreach Event on April 17 at CSL Plasma (2126 N Monroe). This post (and the video below) offers just a brief recap of some of the highlights; to download the full minutes, please click here. There were 31 attendees in total. Among those speaking at the presentation were Craig Anderson, a Landscape Architect with AHBL; Inga Note, Senior Traffic Planning Engineer within the Streets Department; Jo Anne Wright, the liaison for the City of Spokane Planning…

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Mayor Recognizes E-G, Announces Tree Initiative

Mayor Recognizes E-G, Announces Tree Initiative

Yesterday Spokane Mayor David Condon launched a new initiative to beautify neighborhoods with the addition of trees and green infrastructure. That initiative, called Forest Spokane, is an effort to plant, protect and appreciate the trees that paint a canopy of vibrant colors in our city. The goal is to plant 10,000 new trees over the next two years as part of a broader integrated stormwater management effort. Spokane was also honored today as a Tree City USA community by the…

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Photos from the Tree Planting on N. Maple

Photos from the Tree Planting on N. Maple

Roughly one dozen volunteers turned out today for the tree-planting event on N. Maple street. Representatives from the Office of Neighborhood Services and Spokane Urban Forestry were there to lend a hand, and Nancy MacKerrow of The Susie Forest attended with cookies and “treegrams” to allow the planters’ wishes to flourish along with the trees. This marks the first important step in dealing with this stretch of property on N. Maple. The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council hopes to work with the…

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