Your Friday Update from the City of Spokane

April 4th, 2014  The Friday Update is intended to give you information from many different City of Spokane Departments that may affect you or your neighborhood, as well as important news from neighborhoods around the City of Spokane. Click on underlined titles for more information. Urban Farming Approved in City of SpokaneUrban Farming is a growing market in many neighborhoods.  Community market gardens, individual household gardens, chickens, and small livestock are becoming more and more common in residential neighborhoods through the City. More Details Our Kids: Our BusinessFor the past eight years the Our Kids: Our Business campaign has been calling Spokane to action to make a positive difference in the lives of young people in our community.  Throughout April Spokane Fire Department is reaching out to four schools with a variety of teaching methods that impact multiple age groups. More Details Provide Input on the City's Transportation System As you move around the City, you gain an appreciation for the good parts of the City's transportation system and the parts that need work. The City of Spokane is asking you to share your knowledge using a new online mapping tool that will help inform an update to the transportation and utility chapter of the City's Comprehensive Plan.  Using the mapping tool you can not locations, intersections and stretches of street that are problematic and those that are working for you. Link Spokane General Wikimap Link Spokane Bicycle & Pedestrian Focus Wikimap Ben Burr Trail Update The Ben Burr Trail is moving forward in design and on schedule to be built this year.  many in the community are excited by the pending improvements.  Others still have reservations.    More Details Lincoln/Monroe To Receive Major Facelift A section of Lincoln/Monroe St. from 8th to 17th Ave. will close this summer and fall to receive a major facelift.  This construction will provide some major updates to utilities, sidewalks, lighting, stormwater and landscaping. More Details Mayor Vetoes Urban Growth Ordinance  Mayor David Condon announced today a signed joint development agreement with the Spokane County Commissioners to work together with the City Council to improve the process of bringing new jobs and opportunity to Spokane while maintaining our quality of life. More Details City Council Majority Calls Mayoral Veto CostlySpokane City Council President Ben Stuckart and Councilmembers Jon Snyder, Amber Waldref and Candace Mumm stood with neighborhood leaders and local non-profit organizations today in support of sensible planning and public utility policy for the City of Spokane. More Details Weekly Obstruction UpdateApril 4th-April 11th More Details

Neighborhood Meeting Calendar  Upcoming Events   April 4th, 4:00-6:00pm Community AssemblyCity Hall (Council Briefing Center), 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd Agenda & Packet April 4th-6th, 8am-5pm Chief Garry Park Neighborhood Yard Sale3014 E. Indiana Flyer April 8th, 4:00-5:30pm Public Safety CommitteeYMCA Corporate Building, Corner of Boone and Monroe April 8th, 6:00-7:30pm Pedestrian Transportation & Traffic West Central Community Center, 1603 N. Belt April 9th, 2:00pm Plan CommissionCity Hall (Briefing Center) 808 W. Spokane Falls BlvdAgenda April 10th, 6:00-7:30pm CDBG Task Force MtgEast Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone Last Meetings Minutes April 12th, 8:00am-12:00pmCleaning from the Core Flyer April 15th, 6:00pm Greater Hillyard Business After Hours with Mayor CondonBeacon Hill Event Center, Cost: $30 non-members (price goes up on Monday) More Information April 26th, 8:30am-11:30pm Community Assembly Workshop-Presented by Building Stronger Neighborhoods CommitteeEast Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone April 28th, 5:00-6:00pm Building Stronger NeighborhoodsFire Station 4, 1515 W. Riverside May 2nd, 4:00-6:00pm Community AssemblyCity Hall (Briefing Center), 808 W. Spokane Falls