Welcome to CIVICS, where we break down the week’s municipal meetings throughout the Inland Northwest, so you can get involved and speak out about the issues you care about.
Some things that stick out to us this week include:
- The Spokane City Council has its first meeting of the year and it’s going to be a doozy with public protests, new members swearing in and a few key items up for a vote, like council committee assignments, an eviction diversion program and a resolution to honor MLK Day and Juneteenth.
- Urbanists, stay tuned: Spokane city’s Public Infrastructure, Environment, and Sustainability Committee is discussing the Spokane Falls Boulevard rebuild project, which could include shifting part of the boulevard from one-way to two-way traffic.
- Spokane County will likely approve a resolution acknowledging its complicity in the “forever chemicals” contamination crisis on the West Plains, stemming from activity at the Spokane International Airport, which it jointly owns with the city of Spokane.
- The Central Valley School District is set to change its sexual education policy to align with state law, ensuring students are being taught “medically and scientifically, age appropriate” materials and prohibiting abstinence-only sex ed.
Important meetings this week:
- Spokane City Council (and Study Session)
- Public Infrastructure, Environment, and Sustainability Committee
- Spokane Plan Commission
- Board of County Commissioners – Briefing Session and Legislative Session
- Spokane County Planning Commission
- Mead School District Board of Directors
- Central Valley School District Board of Directors
- West Valley School District Board of Directors
- Spokane Valley City Council
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Spokane City Council
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It’s the Spokane City Council’s first meeting of the new year — and freshman council member Sarah Dixit’s first meeting on the dais — and it’s shaping up to be a big one…