With autumn just days away, students across the Inland Northwest have settled into the rhythm of the new, weeks-old school year. However, if the upcoming ballot measures called Together Spokane pass, some students — like those at century-old Adams Elementary School — will quickly pivot to a new routine as construction at their school begins immediately.
After nearly two years of collaborative planning between Spokane Public Schools and Spokane Parks & Recreation, city voters will find two initiatives on the ballot pertaining to a package of nearly 200 citywide parks and schools projects called Together Spokane.
If both pieces — including a 20-year $240 million levy from Spokane Parks & Recreation and a 20-year $200 million bond from Spokane Public Schools — are passed in November, the city and school district will begin to roll out these projects over the next two decades…