In response to written requests for additional review time, on April 3, the Spokane Valley Planning Commission voted again to extend the public comment period for the Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan.

The comment period is now open until 5:00 pm, May 2, 2008. All correspondence should be either emailed to dgriffith@spokanevalley.org, or mailed to the City at:

Planning Commission
City of Spokane Valley
11707 E. Sprague Ave., Suite 106
Spokane Valley, WA 99206

The Planning Commission will meet again on Thursday April 17, at 6:00 pm. Unlike previous meetings, the group will move to the Second Floor conference room at City Hall, at the north end of the main hallway.

Review and deliberation on the Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan will continue next week, with another Planning Commission meeting set for Thursday, April 10. The meeting scheduled for April 3 was cancelled due to a lack of a quorum. The group plans to meet weekly until deliberations are complete.

Public comments on the plan will continue to be received through Friday the 4th, no later than 5:00 pm, and should be submitted to dgriffith@spokanevalley.org .

All commission meetings will take place from 6:00 to 9:00 pm in Council Chambers, City of Spokane Valley City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague Avenue. A copy of the April 3 agenda is available below, with an updated version posted later this week.

April 3 Commission Agenda

On January 19, a joint City Council and Plan Commission workshop heard a presentation made by consultants Michael Freedman of FTB and Troy Russ of Glatting Jackson on the “Book III” portion of the Sprague-Appleway plan, primarily concerning the transportation-related proposals in the document.

Here’s an online video of Russ’ “must-see” presentation, including introductions by Planning Commission Chair Ian Robertson and project manager Scott Kuhta. Just click on the link below to watch the show - it’s a VERY large file, so broadband connections are a must. Prefer a DVD copy of the presentation? Contact project staff member .

Troy Russ presentation (130 Mb QuickTime® file, 58 minutes)

Following a second busy evening of public comment on the draft Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan, the Spokane Valley Planning Commission voted Thursday night to extend the written comment period for another two weeks, to Friday, April 4 at 5:00 pm.

From an e-mail notice sent to participants by City staff on Friday March 21:

"The Commissioners and staff felt that based on the amount of testimony, and comments received so far and the complexity of the plan, it would be valuable to the City to give our citizens two more weeks to review all the aspects of the Plan and be able to comment, or comment further if they so wished...it is with constant communication with our Community that we build the community that we want to grow forward with. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions."

Minutes from the March 20 meeting will be posted here or at the City website as soon as transcriptions of comments are completed.

More than 150 residents crowded City Hall on March 13 to comment on the Sprague-Appleway Revitalization Plan, during consideration by the Planning Commission.

On Wednesday the 19th, the City made minutes of the meeting available, and notified those listed on the project contact list via e-mail.

Interested in seeing the transcribed comments? Visit the City of Spokane Valley website, or follow the links below for a copy of the minutes, or to a City page listing all of the comments received since the beginning of the planning process since 2006. 

March 13 Minutes (604 Kb, Acrobat® file)
City Comments Table, 2006-2008 (Weblink, City of Spokane Valley)