Government

Airway Heights moves ahead with plans for recreation complex

$13 million project could start in 2017

August 11, 2016

Recreational activities could translate into an economic boom in upcoming years for the city of Airway Heights, following apparent Aug. 2 voter approval of a $13 million bond to build a recreation center. The center-with indoor pools, courts, fitness a

Railroads look to derail fines

Stuckart now says he'll ask Council to pull measure from ballot

August 11, 2016

Kim Crompton

BNSF Railway Co., which has a legacy here dating back more than a century, has wasted little time in making clear that it intends to challenge-on multiple tracks-an initiative put forth by the Spokane City Council that could restrict the movement of o

Spokane Valley extends mining moratorium

City attorney says it doesn't hamper existing operations

August 11, 2016

For the second time this year, the city of Spokane Valley has extended a temporary, six-month moratorium on new mining until it completes its comprehensive land-use plan. Spokane Valley deputy city attorney Erik Lamb says city officials think they'll f

North Spokane Corridor: Will it bridge or divide?

New freeway's connection to community scrutinized

August 11, 2016

Mike McLean

Just as the Washington state Department of Transportation awaits the flow of transportation funding to resume construction on the North Spokane Corridor, new ideas are being floated for it, including tossing the freeway concept for the remaining portion o

City's parks department plans to make Mission ballfield more accessible

Children with disabilities to have chance to play ball

July 14, 2016

The city of Spokane will begin construction in September at Mission Park on a baseball field and facility for youth with physical disabilities. The overall goal is to make the park the most accessible in Spokane for people with disabilities.

Cd'A Fire Department builds its fourth station

$1.2 million facility to be completed in December

July 14, 2016

Mike McLean

The Coeur d'Alene Fire Department is building a $1.2 million, 7,000-square-foot station in northwest Coeur d'Alene. The facility, which will be the department's fourth station, will have room for two fire trucks and will be staffed by seven firefig

Next phase of MLK Way extension to start

Work to cost $3.6 million, be completed by spring

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

The second phase of the city of Spokane's Martin Luther King Jr. Way extension project is expected to begin this week. The project, broken into three phases so far, is intended to provide a more efficient route for traffic moving along the south edge o

Restaurant project at Indiana-Monroe intersection shelved after city's input

Plan called for Burger King at former Shari's location

July 14, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Plans to develop a Burger King restaurant at the site of a former Shari's restaurant at the southwest corner of the busy intersection of Monroe Street, Indiana Avenue, and Northwest Boulevard have been shelved, sparking complaints from a commercial real

Bye-bye to medical marijuana dispensaries

Deadline elevates concerns for customer patients

June 30, 2016

LeAnn Bjerken

Senate Bill 5052, the Washington measure to close all medical cannabis dispensaries not licensed with the state's Liquor and Cannabis Board, will take effect this Friday, July 1. Signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee this past April, the bill, now titled

Riverfront Park work to roll

First of $64.3 million in jobs to start by summer's end

June 30, 2016

More than 18 months after voters approved a $64.3 million facelift for Riverfront Park, the city is preparing to start turning dirt there. City of Spokane Parks and Recreation Department Director Leroy Eadie says contractors could break ground before sum