MEAD, Wash. — Students at an elementary school in Mead will soon have an easier and safer walk to school.
Spokane County recently received nearly $1 million in federal funding to address safety concerns around Creekside Elementary School.
The grant comes through the Washington Department of Transportation Safe Routes to School program and will fund the construction of sidewalks on streets surrounding the school, where none currently exist. The project will also add flashing lights at crosswalks and leading up to them on Farwell and Market streets…