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American Recovery Plan Community Feedback Request

American Recovery Plan Community Feedback Request

The City of Spokane is set to receive over $80 million in funds to spearhead emergency economic relief for businesses, residents, and communities negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Their first step is to collect community feedback on the distribution of the American Recovery plan funds. 

Using ThoughtExchange, they hope to capture and gauge community sentiment and opinion to help inform City Council on allocation decisions for our community. 

Please consider participating by visiting https://tejoin.com/scroll/961107889 or using your smartphone camera to scan the QR Code.

2021 Neighborhood Clean-Up Program

2021 Neighborhood Clean-Up Program

City of Spokane residents may request a $25 Disposal Pass to be used at the Waste to Energy Facility (2900 S Geiger). The program will last until program funding is expended or November 30, whichever occurs soonest. These Disposal Passes are designed to help residents in the City of Spokane remove extra waste.

Read important details about the Disposal Pass Program.

View the Waste Disposal Guide.

Instructions to obtain a pass

Residents with access to a computer or smartphone:

  • Create an account or login to your account at my.spokanecity.org/account via web browser
  • Once you’re logged in to your account, visit the Disposal Pass Request form page to request your pass.
  • Complete the form with your information. Only City of Spokane residents can request a dump pass (businesses, organizations, schools, etc. are not permitted to use this program). Address listed must be residential, no P.O. Box addresses will be accepted.
  • A confirmation message will be sent to the email provided with more information about redeeming the Disposal Pass. The first round of passes will be issued beginning in June and continue through November (unless programming funds are expended prior to November).
  • When your Disposal Pass request is approved, you will receive a message regarding important information about redemption that needs to be reviewed prior to visiting the Waste to Energy Facility.

Residents with no access to a computer or smartphone:

  • Spokane C.O.P.S. locations will have a limited number of paper passes available for folks without computer access, first-come, first-served. Please contact your local C.O.P.S. location to determine when pick-up of a disposal pass is available.
Feedback Requested – Downtown Plan Update

Feedback Requested – Downtown Plan Update

The Downtown Spokane Partnership and the City of Spokane have begun the process to create a new plan for Downtown. The last plan was adopted in 2008 and the new plan will address the next 10 years.

View the Plan’s public workshop and survey summaries. The City would like to know whether you and your neighbors believe the Plan draft accurately reflects that process. Send initial comments to the project email info@spokanedowntownplan.org by March 16, 2021.

Overview presentation given to the City Plan Commission last month. The presentation shows the key features and functions of the Plan, such as a focus on a connected and walkable Downtown with sidewalks more activated through uses in adjacent buildings and activities along the street.

The Downtown Plan was last updated in 2008. Highlights in this update to support a more connected and walkable Downtown strategy include:

  • Transforming low-traffic streets by converting travel lanes for bike/scooter and pedestrian facilities, and additional on-street parking, rearranging how space is used within the existing right-of-way on some streets.
  • There is also a renewed focus on redeveloping several surface parking lots for a mix of residential and commercial office development, as well as parking garages.
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Dump Passes Now Available

Dump Passes Now Available

The 2020 Neighborhood Clean-Up program is comprised of a Dump Passes program. These Dump Passes are designed to help residents in the City of Spokane remove extra waste by distributing $20 vouchers to the Waste to Energy Facility. 

The dump pass request form is for City of Spokane residents who are interested in receiving a Dump Pass voucher to the Waste to Energy Facility (2900 S Geiger Blvd) for waste disposal. They will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The voucher covers tipping fees up to $20, any fees in excess of $20 are the responsibility of the resident. To find out what items are accepted and their associated tipping fees, visit this link.

For more information and to request a dump pass, visit the City of Spokane Request a Dump Pass web page.

Neighborhood Clean-up Program 2020 Update

Neighborhood Clean-up Program 2020 Update

The 2020 Neighborhood Clean-Up program will be comprised of a Dump Passes program. These Dump Passes are to help residents in the City of Spokane remove extra waste by distributing $20 vouchers to the Waste to Energy Facility. The program is set to begin in June and will last until program funding is expended.

Dump Passes are being distributed in a tiered system, meaning:

  • Lowest income areas in the City will receive their Dump Pass postcards first, before moving to middle and lastly higher income areas. They are using Census tract data to determine how households are categorized. (484 households in Emerson-Garfield have received or will receive a dump pass throughout June and July.)
  • There will be a 13 day time-frame in which the Dump Pass is valid to use. The 13 day period listed is the only time that Dump Pass is valid for use.
  • Once funds are expended, the program will stop mailing Dump Passes.
  • Requests for Dump Passes will not be fulfilled. The City is unable to answer questions regarding when you can expect to receive your Dump Pass. Residents will receive them in the mail 5-7 days in advance of the first day they are valid for use, giving residents enough time to plan for their trip to the Waste to Energy Facility.

For more information, visit the City’s Neighborhood Clean-Up Program web page.