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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 $21,000 in park funds. Repair cracks in Corbin’s tennis courts? Build a swing set in Emerson? Show up and become a voting member to have a say!

You can download the full agenda here as a PDF.

Also remember that the neighborhood planning meeting will take place one hour before the start of the EGNC meeting (i.e., at 6pm) in the same building.

The planning meeting has a hefty agenda of its own. We’ll be addressing how to use the demographic data provided by EWU, the results of our ongoing surveys, the October issues/solutions workshop (this will be a big event, so stay tuned), and shifting the planning meeting dates to avoid conflicts with EGNC meeting times.

That agenda is available for download here as a PDF.

Public Planning Event Wrap-Up

Public Planning Event Wrap-Up

Graduating EWU urban planning students present neighborhood maps and statistics.

The public planning open house that took place last night saw participation from Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council members, students from Eastern Washington University, the North Monroe Business Association, the City of Spokane — and perhaps most importantly, the residents and business/property owners of Emerson-Garfield neighborhood.

Attendees were able to hear EWU students present data they had compiled from census information as well as feet-on-the-ground observation. They talked about sidewalk coverage, walkability, preferred modes of transportation, vacant lots, and more. (This website will be presenting their findings in a forthcoming series of short posts.)

The students then fielded questions from the audience. And when they lacked an answer, city officials were on hand to offer information.

Attendees were also able to take two new online surveys that are designed to collect feedback about Emerson-Garfield’s present challenges and future direction.

This was the first public event of the neighborhood’s latest planning efforts. If you have feedback about the event, or if you didn’t make it but would like to know more, please contact us. We’re also looking for stakeholders to take part in the planning process — the only thing you need is a bit of free time and a desire to improve your neighborhood!

Public Planning Open House

Public Planning Open House

Emerson-Garfield is hosting its first neighborhood planning open house on Monday, May 21 from 6 to 9pm at 1905 N. Monroe (formerly Stewart’s Hardware).

Neighborhood residents as well as property and business owners will be able to:

  • View the results of a recent demographic study of our neighborhood conducted by EWU students
  • Take a neighborhood survey
  • Add to the neighborhood talent and ideas inventory
  • Help choose a neighborhood identity
  • Learn about crime statistics
  • Find out who is responsible for making decisions and changes in the neighborhood
  • Network and interact with other members of the community

Everyone with a stake in Emerson-Garfield is encouraged to attend and help spread the word to friends and family via Twitter, Facebook, or even good ol’ word of mouth.

This is part of a wider neighborhood planning initiative in which the City of Spokane, the Emerson-Garfield Neighborhood Council, and the North Monroe Business Association are all taking part.

For more info, you can view the flyer as a PDF. Or click here to read the press release.

We look forward to seeing you there!