Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, October 12 at 7pm at the Talbot Event Center at NEWESD 101 (4202 S Regal St.) This is a hybrid meeting, you can join in-person or via Zoom. Use meeting ID : 849 4369 8811 and Passcode: 227495 to join. Or join by phone: (253) 215-8782.

We will have a special presentation from Nick Hamad, City of Spokane Parks and Recreation, about South Hill Dog Park options – neighbors will have an opportunity to provide feedback.

Minutes from our September meeting and the agenda for our October meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.

We’ll see you October 12 at 7pm at ESD 101 or via Zoom!

Would you like to be added to our email list? Send an email to southgatecouncil@gmail.com.

The new speed zone cameras on Regal St and Ray St started sending warnings to drivers speeding in school zones on Regal St and Ray St. Warnings will be issued through the end of October; in November tickets will be issued.

Read more: https://my.spokanecity.org/police/news/2022/10/03/warning-period-for-new-speed-cameras-ends-nov-1st/

The City of Spokane Redistricting Board (“Board”) is seeking input from the public on four proposed maps updating City Council Districts based on 2020 Census data. The proposed maps can be found at https://my.spokanecity.org/bcc/boards/city-council-districting-board/.

Members of the public are encouraged to participate in the online survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SpokaneRedistricting or email feedback directly to Hannahlee Allers hallers@spokanecity.org. The survey closes at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, October 2, 2022. The deadline for email feedback is the same.

On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 5:30 p.m., the Board is holding a Town Hall meeting in City Council Chambers to take additional public comment and hold a potential vote on which map to recommend to City Council for approval.

More information about the Redistricting Board, including meetings times, agendas, and recordings can be found at https://my.spokanecity.org/bcc/boards/city-council-districting-board/.

Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, September 14 at 7pm via Zoom. Use meeting ID : 849 4369 8811 and Passcode: 227495 to join. Or join by phone: (253) 215-8782.

Minutes from our June meeting and the agenda for our September meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.

We’ll see you September 14 at 7pm via Zoom!

Would you like to be added to our email list? Send an email to southgatecouncil@gmail.com.

The City of Spokane is working on a 4 year traffic calming and pedestrian/bike safety plan and input from neighbors is vital to creating a great plan. If you’d like to weigh in, join the meeting Wednesday, Aug. 3, 5:30pm at the Hive, rooms A & B, 2904 E Sprague.

This notice is posted on Freya St, south of Palouse Hwy: Notice of Community Meeting: Proposed Preliminary Long Plat (Palouse Hwy and Freya St) Zoom meeting July 26, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.

Zoom – Informal Public Meeting on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 5:00 p.m.; sponsored by Whipple Consulting Engineers for developer/property owner-Diamond Rock Construction (Dennis Crapo). Zoom enter meeting id 881 2668 9316, dial-in 1-253-215-8782.

Proposed use: 89 lots

Applicant: Whipple Consulting Engineers

Phone: 509-893-2617

Email: info@whipplece.com

SEPA: required

For info call planning: 625-6638

Community Assembly granted permission to share this recording of Planning’s presentation regarding the Housing Code changes. 

Our July meeting is cancelled. We hope you are all enjoying the beautiful summer weather! We’ll be at the National Night Out (https://natw.org/) on August 2 from 6:00pm through 7:30pm at Hamblen Park Presbyterian Church located at the corner of Crestline and Thurston. A great opportunity to learn about groups in our community! Hope to see you there.

The following notice may be of interest to some of our Southgate neighbors:

Douglass Properties, Steve Krum, 815 E Rosewood Ave, Spokane, WA 99208, is seeking coverage under the Washington State Department of Ecology’s Construction Stormwater NPDES and State Waste Discharge General Permit. The proposed project, 44^th Ave and Regal St. Development, is located at the northeast corner of the 44^th Ave and Regal St. intersection in Spokane in Spokane County. This project involves 5 acres of soil disturbance for Commercial construction activities. All discharges and runoff go to ground water. Any person desiring to present their views to the Washington State Department of Ecology regarding this Application, or interested in Ecology’s action on this Application, may notify Ecology in writing no later than 30 days of the last date of publication of this notice. Ecology reviews public comments and considers whether discharges from this project would cause a measurable change in receiving water quality, and, if so, whether the project is necessary and in the overriding public interest according to Tier II antidegradation requirements under WAC 173-201A-320. Comments can be submitted to: ecyrewqianoi@ecy.wa.gov, or ATTN: Water Quality Program, Construction Stormwater Washington State Department of Ecology, P.O. Box 47696, Olympia, WA 98504-769.