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July 11 Planning Meeting Wrap-up

July 11 Planning Meeting Wrap-up

Here are the main points of yesterday evening’s neighborhood planning meeting. The lingering questions — feel free to leave answers in the comments below — are in bold. The October issues/solutions workshop will be two hours in length. In those two hours, it has to fulfill four goals: explain to the public what exactly neighborhood planning is (in under 15 minutes) highlight areas of consideration such as traffic, demographics, parks, economics describe what our planning ideas look like so far elicit…

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Several Headlines of Note

Several Headlines of Note

The city just issued several press releases that are of particular interest to Emerson-Garfield residents and businesses: Spokane City Council Unanimously Approves Coal Train Resolution This was a significant topic of discussion when councilman Steve Salvatori spoke at the June 13 EGNC meeting. Spokane could see up to 50 additional open-topped coal trains per day, creating dust, exhaust, noise, and halting traffic. Traffic Calming Projects to Be Built Using Red Light Camera Dollars Some of this money is funding new…

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Upcoming Meetings Reminder

Upcoming Meetings Reminder

Just a brief reminder about upcoming meetings: The North Monroe Business Association meets at 6pm on Wednesday, June 27 at Petunia’s Marketplace. We’ll detail what’s on the agenda closer to the date, although it will almost certainly include planning for the proposed July “classic cars” event. There is no July meeting for the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council. The next time the EGNC will meet is at the neighborhood potluck on Wednesday, August 8 at 6pm. More info on the potluck will…

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Neighborhood Council Meeting Tomorrow

Neighborhood Council Meeting Tomorrow

The Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council meets tomorrow (June 13) at the Corbin Senior Center [map] at 7pm. What’s on the agenda for June? Among other things, we’re going to talk about this website and other grassroots communication efforts like Twitter and Facebook, issues with our parks and streets, and recap what happened at the Corbin Park Yard Sale last weekend as well as last night’s town hall meeting. We’ll also hear from the ad hoc parks subcommittee and vote on how to allocate…

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Town Hall Meeting on June 11

Town Hall Meeting on June 11

There’s a town hall meeting on Monday, June 11 at 6pm at the West Central Community Center. The town hall is an annual meeting where Spokane’s neighborhood councils present reports of their past and future activities to the city council and the mayor. It’s open to the general public and is televised. Liorah Wichser, chair of the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council, will be making the slideshow presentation on behalf of the neighborhood. It’s an opportunity to voice our concerns and also to tell the city…

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