The 2023 Spokane Neighborhood Summit will take place at the Spokane Fire Department Training Center on Saturday, Nov 4! Hear inspiring stories from fellow leaders, collect helpful resources, and learn from others who are practicing the art of neighboring.
Don’t miss out on this half-day of learning and connecting.
Register for the Summit at: tinyurl.com/SpokaneNeighborhoodSummit
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Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, September 13 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.
Minutes from our May meeting and the agenda for our September meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.
We’ll see you September 13 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 City of Spokane and Spokane Arts announce the launch of the three-year pilot Asphalt Art Program that was approved last fall by the City Council to create visual interest and slow down vehicular traffic.
Artist applications are being accepted through July 31 at: https://spokanearts.org/opportunities/asphalt-art-artist-roster-application-open/.
Each piece of asphalt art will be in a location mutually agreed upon by neighborhoods, the City and Spokane Arts. Artwork will be painted directly on the street surface in a residential intersection (no arterials.)
Neighborhood councils can apply for a location to have asphalt art painted and select an artist from the artist roster in a few weeks. Under the program, each of the 29 neighborhoods will be able to commission an intersection art piece, which can include a variety of subjects, including, but not limited to, neighborhood council logo, mascot, Spokane icon, etc. Six community crosswalks – two in each Council district – also are a part of the program.
Once artists are on the roster, if chosen by a neighborhood, each artist will work with the neighborhood to create a final design.
“We want to make sure that neighborhoods have a good selection of artists before we open up applications for an intersection art piece or crosswalk,” said Shelby Allison, Asphalt Art Manager for Spokane Arts.
Annie Deasy, Community Programs Coordinator in the City’s Office of Neighborhood Services, added: “Asphalt art represents about 6 percent of the annual traffic calming revenue and is one of the traffic calming strategies.”
The first intersection art piece that was recently painted as part of the program that has $972,750 is near the entrance of Riverfront Park on Spokane Falls Boulevard. The goal is for the remaining art pieces to be in residential areas and preferably not on bus routes.
The program is funded with revenue generated from tickets from Photo Red and Speed Radar cameras.
The project is part of the City’s Neighborhood Traffic Calming program. For questions regarding the Asphalt Art Program, contact Deasy at 509-625-6343 or adeasy@spokanecity.org or Allison at shelby@spokanearts.org.
Enjoy your summer – we’re taking July and August off. Our next meeting will be held September 13 at 7pm at the Talbot Event Center, ESD101, 4202 S Regal St.
Would you like to be involved with new development in Spokane? The Design Review Board is accepting applications for a new board member. The updated application information for the Community Assembly’s vacant Design Review Board membership position is now posted on the right side of the CA’s web page under “Items of Interest” here:
https://my.spokanecity.org/neighborhoods/community-assembly/
The Liaison Committee has set an application deadline of Friday, October 27.
Please direct questions at any time to the Liaison Committee chair, Paul Kropp, pkropp@fastmail.fm or (509) 638-5854
As part of a follow-up to the most recent neighborhood traffic calming workshops, Council and the Office of Neighborhood Services is inviting community members to participate in a ThoughtExchange survey to select traffic calming projects that will help shape the future of neighborhood traffic safety. Each district will participate in a survey with questions about projects in their respective neighborhoods.
“It was so incredible to see people show up at the last set of meetings to weigh in on their traffic priorities,” said Director of the Office of Neighborhood Services Patrick Striker. “These are your neighborhoods and your streets, and I think hearing from more people will help us to set up traffic calming solutions over the next four years.”
ThoughtExchange is an online tool where an open-ended question on any subject is an “exchange.” Participants confidentially share their answers and objectively rate each other’s responses and ideas. City Council has used ThoughtExchange throughout several other public engagement events to survey and collect feedback, anticipating receiving diverse responses and broad perspectives that can help inform their decision-making.
District Two (south): https://my.thoughtexchange.com/scroll/709829683/welcome
The ThoughtExchange survey will close on Friday, June 23, and results will be posted on the Traffic Calming website.
To learn more about the Traffic Calming ThoughtExchange, visit https://vimeo.com/836691892?share=copy.
From the City of Spokane:
“Wow! Spokane loves their disposal passes! We love to see that Spokane residents take pride in trying to clean up their homes and yards and make Spokane the incredible city that it is. The downside is that the funds for this year have been used up, so Friday, June 16, is the last day to request a disposal pass. “
The dump pass program will return in 2024.
Update 6/14/23, 600pm: It looks like the rain has passed; we will meet outside at Hazel’s Creek as originally planned.
Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, June 14 at 7pm at Hazel’s Creek. This will be a guided walk through the natural area. In the case of inclement weather, we will meet at the Talbot Event Center at NEWESD 101 (4202 S Regal St.) for a presentation about Hazel’s Creek.
We’ll see you June 14 at 7pm at Hazel’s Creek. Meet near the entrance on 42nd Ave and Olympus Ct.
Would you like to be added to our email list? Send an email to southgatecouncil@gmail.com.
The Spokane Chiefs are looking for host families to billet their players during hockey season. For more information, go here: https://spokanechiefs.com/host
The Chiefs are looking for families with space to host a player from mid-August through the end of the season (as late as mid-May).
A draft Comprehensive Plan Amendment has been developed following hours and hours of engagement and discussions with the public, local stakeholders, and neighborhood representatives throughout the City. These amendments to Chapter 3 of the Comprehensive Plan are intended to refine and clarify the community’s vision for growth and land use in the city and represents a major step towards making housing in the City more diverse and easier to develop, obtain, and retain everywhere. If you’d like to see the latest draft of the amendments, please see our project page at:
While the public comment period remains open, we’d like to offer an opportunity for community members to hear about the latest proposal and to ask questions of our planners. To this end, we’re offering an online presentation and Q&A session on June 1 at 5:30 PM. Staff will give a short presentation outlining the current draft of the proposal and then give attendees an opportunity to ask any questions they may have. The session will be recorded so those that can’t attend can watch it at their leisure. This open house will be conducted entirely online at the following:
Microsoft Teams meeting
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We hope to see many of you there and will be happy to answer all the questions we can. The event is scheduled to end at 6:30 PM but if there are more questions we can remain online until 7:00 PM.
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