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:

https://my.spokanecity.org/projects/shaping-spokane-housing/building-opportunity-for-housing/2023-comprehensive-plan-amendment/

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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Meeting ID: 224 067 830 378
Passcode: aanxsq

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+1 323-618-1887,,119929443#   United States, Los Angeles

Phone Conference ID: 119 929 443#

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.

You’re invited to join the Southgate Neighborhood Council in a project to help Ben Burr Park on Saturday, May 20 at 1pm.

Help us beautify Benn Burr Park by spreading bark chips throughout the planting beds and tree wells in Ben Burr Park. The Parks Department has recently pruned and weeded the planting beds; bark chips will help suppress weeds and retain moisture for the plants during our hot summer season.

Meet at the covered pavilion. Water will be provided.

Please bring:

• Work gloves
• Shovels
• Wheel Barrows

Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, May 10 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 April meeting and the agenda for our May meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.

We’ll see you May 10 at 7pm at ESD 101 or via Zoom!

Also, save the date for our June meeting, a guided walk though Hazel’s Creek on June 14 at 7pm.

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

Southgate neighbors are invited to attend a traffic calming workshop for our neighborhood on Wednesday, May 17, 6:30pm. This meeting is a follow-up to the traffic calming workshop held last August. Neighbors will have the opportunity to select the preferred project solutions for issues we identified in August. We hope to have a big turnout!

The new traffic calming workshops are each 50 minutes and will have a presentation, so please arrive on time. All of the workshops will be held at the Spokane Central Library, Events Room A, 906 W. Main Avenue, parking is available on the street or in the attached garage.  

Please join the Southgate Neighborhood Council meeting Wednesday, April 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.

Minutes from our March meeting (coming soon!) and the agenda for our April meeting can be viewed at our Minutes and Agendas page.

We’ll see you April 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 YMCA of the Inland Northwest and ALSC Architects cordially invite you to attend a community engagement event regarding the planned Glenrose YMCA being contemplated near E. 57th Avenue and S. Glenrose Road on the South Hill.

Through effective public outreach, the YMCA intends to provide ample opportunity for residents and YMCA members to receive information about the project and provide feedback to the YMCA and to ALSC Architects, the facility design team.

A new YMCA is meant to meet the needs of it’s primary audience, and that’s you. Ensuring a new YMCA provides the best experience possible, we need to learn from you what your priorities are, what your wishes would be, and how we can build a Y that feels like a place your heart, mind, and body, will feel at home in. 

The project planning is in its infancy, and feedback provided by residents and YMCA members will be crucial in the development of final site improvements and facility design.

To that end, there are three opportunities to share your thoughts : 

Tues, April 25: In-person meeting, 6 – 7:30pm,
Seventh Day Adventist Church, 5607 S. Freya St. 
Light refreshments will be provided.
Please RSVP

Wed, April 26: Virtual meeting via Zoom, Noon – 1pm.
No RSVP required. Click HERE to view event and add to your calendar. 

Tues, May 2: Virtual meeting via Zoom, 7 – 8pm 
No RSVP required. Click HERE to view event and add to your calendar. 

Thank you very much for your interest in the new Glenrose YMCA. We look forward to gathering with you at one of our events and collaborating on this important project.