TONIGHT: Summit for Neighborhood Fairness, Part II
Tonight, join community leaders, elected officials, and smart growth advocates at Part Two of the Summit for Neighborhood Fairness. Futurewise Spokane will convene a diverse group of representatives and stakeholders for the second of two public fora on empowering our neighborhoods and prioritizing denser infill development in accordance with existing planning documents. As you'll recall, the dialogue over smart growth and land use reached a fever pitch last month when it was discovered that Scott Chesney and the Planning Department had approved a building permit for a drive-through-only McDonald's restaurant on north Hamilton, and that Dave Black had violated Centers and Corridors zoning and the 2009 Developers' Agreement at his Target development on the South Hill.
Part One of this summit focused on possible policy proposals, while Part Two will focus on choosing the best solutions and crafting a plan toward implementation. It's clear that land use policy and neighborhood development has quickly become the number one issue in Spokane's political system. It should be interesting to see where this planning and policy proposal process leads.
Join us at the Summit for Neighborhood Fairness, tonight from 5:30p - 7:30p at the downtown branch of the Spokane Public Library. Neighborhood representatives, community leaders, activists, legal experts, and other stakeholders will all be represented.