Fwd: What's New In Our Neighborhood?

[Philip Small]

Our Cliff Cannon neighborhood  picnic is tomorrow Thursday from 5:30 - 7:30 pm at Polly Judd Park. The details are on the flyer. Bring a dish and come on out!!

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From: "Lower South Hill Neighborhood Watch" <patr...@pahansen.com>
Date: Jun 12, 2017 9:09 PM
Subject: What's New In Our Neighborhood?
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June 2017 Vol 11, Issue 15 Lower South Hill Neighborhood Block Watch Newsletter   Welcome to our Neighborhood ~ the Largest Active Block Watch in Spokane.   Our Block Parties are the stuff people really do talk about the next day! Come on and Join Our Email Newsletter What's Happening in Your Neighborhood! Greetings Lower South Hill Neighbors & Friends!    Summer is finally here with the temperature slowly warming up. Before we take a break from our monthly Neighborhood meetings, please join us at Polly Judd Park for our Annual Picnic, Thursday, June 15th from 5:30-7:30 at the Picnic Shelter.  Map to Polly Judd Park  Remember to bring . . .  Your favorite potluck dish to share Your beverage, dishes & cutlery Phil Small will update us on the latest and greatest with the Polly Judd Park's Community Garden and the raised bed watering system that lowers water needs and increases yield. You'll be impressed! Mike Bjordahl will update us on outcomes of the I-90 Operations Study. Neighborhoods that border I-90 were invited to participate. Guest Speakers Phil Small, Polly Judd Park Community Garden Mike Bjordahl, I-90 Operations Study Presentation Concert In The Park "Thank You" and some great pictures! Lincoln/Monroe Flower Baskets Special Report - Adams Street Demolition and Replacement Structure Block Party 2017 - COPS 25th Anniversary Celebration! Annual Yard Sale - July 15th Neighborhood News Edwidge Woldson Park Report Monroe/Lincoln Storm Garden Cleanup New Legislative Assistant for Lori Kinnear Hangman-Latah Corridor Project - October Charrette City News Library Summer Reading Program - Early Readers to Senior Citizens Spokane Transit Letter of Support: Nine Electric Fixed Route Coaches Office of Neighborhood Services Staffing Changes          Public Comments - Pre-Existing Commercial Structures in Residential Zones Writing Workshop - Spokane Arts Grant Awards District #2, Quarter #2 Meeting Notes Plan Commission Hearing - Wetlands Update Community Forums - Housing Quality Definition & Standards No Cost Construction Trades Training City Job Announcements  COPS Meat Sale Police & Sheriff's Department  Police Advisor Committee Public Meeting Fire Department "Safety Notes" June Newsletter The Bing Theater ~~June Shows! Looking forward to seeing you next Thursday, June 15th, 5:30-7:30 at the Polly Judd Park Picnic Shelter. As always, thanks for being the best part of your Neighborhood.    Patricia  Cliff Cannon Neighborhood Picnic Polly Judd Park Picnic Shelter Thursday, June 15th    ~~ Concert & BBQ Pictures~~  Thank You to Law Enforcement Volunteers Thanks to everyone who pitched in to make the 1st Annual Concert & BBQ to Thank Law Enforcement Volunteers such a success.  Pictures of the evening were posted at the following link. If you have pictures you'd like to share, please send so they can be added. Concert & BBQ Pictures Top of Page Flower Baskets on Lincoln/Monroe!     Thanks to Monroe/Lincoln business owners and the City of Spokane, the flower baskets are now up and they look awesome!  Liberty Park Florist, our 2017 vendor, did a great job growing them and the City helped out by hanging them for free.  Please let us know if you see any of the baskets looking weary so we can be proactive on any watering issues. Ace Hardware Benneditos  Daniel Mergen, DDS Huckleberry's Lighthouse Properties Manito Shipping Company Rosauers Scollards Thompson Laundry Company Creigh House, DDS Jonathan Judd, DDS James Mengert, DDS  Also, for those who still wish to contribute to help offset this Neighborhood beautification effort, please contact John Schram. John Schram 917 S. Monroe Spokane, WA 99204 john....@lpl.com (Thank you John & Judy!) Top of Page Special Report: 1110 S.Adams Street, Demolition Permit & Replacement Structure The Cliff Cannon Executive Committee is excited to share this "Special Report" on a Demolition Permit and Replacement Structure planned for 1110 S. Adams Street. On May 25th, the Committee received the City's Notice of Demolition and we followed up with one of the property owners who lives in our Neighborhood. Currently, the City's Demolition Ordinance does not require filing plans for replacement structures outside of Historic Districts in residential areas. Neighborhoods never know what's going to happen after these structures come down.  The Cliff Cannon Neighborhood would like to give a Big Shout Out to Damian & Anne Putney and their partner Neal Shoup for replacing 1110 S. Adams with this "new historic home." With permission, here is the Damian's email sharing the exciting news! Hi Patricia,   Thank you for reaching out!  We purchased this property last November and our plan is to demo the existing structure and build a single family home in it's place.  The current structure is a house that was converted into 4 units and was badly damaged by a fire about 5 years ago. Since there is nothing original on the interior and due to the structural damage caused by the fire, we decided it would be better to start from the ground up to build something really great.  So, our goal is to build a new house, but one that looks like it was built 100 years ago and fits the neighborhood. It's literally a dream come true and we're very excited!  We've hired local architect Nancy McKennon to help with the design and she has been amazing to work with due to her understanding and experience working with historic homes. The plans aren't quite finished but we're getting close to having a pretty good idea of what it's going to look like.  I've attached some preliminary elevation drawings, which were inspired by a 1915 historic 4-square house built in Seattle.  It should look pretty sweet once we get all of the details figured out and again, we're very excited to continue to help improve our Neighborhood.  If you or anyone has any questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to call.  Thanks again, Patricia!   Sincerely,   Damian & Anne Putney Neal Shoup  Top of Page 11th Annual Block Party, September 16, 2017  "COPS 25th Anniversary Celebration!" Mark your calendars . . .  NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE Benefitting the Lower South Hill Block Watch July 15th from 9 AM - 3 PM 917 South Monroe - across the street from ACE Hardware NOW ACCEPTING DONATIONS Call John Schram at (509)328-5627 Clean, gently used items, please. We cannot accept large furniture, exercise equipment, or electronics. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Call Bonnie Asien at (509)242-3538 7:30-9 AM: Set up 9 AM-Noon: Sell Noon-3 PM: Sell 3 PM until we're done: Clean up Top of Page Neighborhood News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Update: Edwidge Woldson Park Master Plan For those who've been following the Master Plan developments for Edwidge Woldson Park, here are the most recent files from Nick Hamad, Landscape Architect with City Parks and Rec.  Please contact Nick if you have questions or comments about future Park developments. nhamad@spokanecity.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Monroe/Lincoln Storm Garden Cleanup Concerns were shared with CM Kinnear about the condition of our new storm gardens. Both Lori and Scott Simmons (Public Works Director) followed up on the weeks and sent this update. (Earlier today, I saw City Maintenance crews weeding the storm gardens.) Thank you. Hi, Just a quick note to let you know I spoke with Public Works Director Scott Simmons about the weeds in the Lincoln Street Storm Gardens. I had  several constituents ask  that it be taken care of. For the gardens to work properly the gardens need to have the inlet free of plant or road debris and  not weed choked as they are now. Could you all please pass along this information to your email lists? Scott assures me that they will be weeded soon. Thanks   Lori Kinnear Spokane City Council,  District Two lkin...@spokanecity.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jake Fraley, New Legislative Assistant for CM Lori Kinnear Hi Everyone, I want to take this opportunity to introduce my new Legislative Aide, Jake Fraley who is replacing Grifynn Clay. Grifynn has left to continue his education abroad. Jake joins us as a recent graduate from Gonzaga and will assume all of the  duties that Grifynn had with some additions. If you haven't met Jake, please  stop by the 7th floor if you are at City Hall  to say hi. He will also be attending neighborhood council meetings  to get better acquainted with neighborhood leaders and  citizens. His email is: jfr...@spokanecity.org and phone number  is: 625-6715. Thank you!   Lori Kinnear Spokane City Council District Two lkin...@spokanecity.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hangman-Latah Creek Corridor Project ~~ Charrette in October On June 9th, there was a group hike along Hangman Creek with Amanda from the Lands Council and Daniel, Corridor Project Manager. The group discussed restoration, challenges and possibilities of a potential nature path. In October, there will be a Planning Charrette announced in the Neighborhood newsletter and on the Facebook page for Hangman-Latah Creek.  Facebook Inland Northwest Trails Coalition (INTC) Also, check out the link below for notes from the May 11th National Parks Service Technical Staff meeting on the Corridor Project. Latah-Hangman Creek Corridor Project Notes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top Of Page City News ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Build A Better World Summer Reading Program"  The Spokane Public Library "Build a Better World Summer Reading Program" is a great way to include reading in your summer activities. Sign-up for free online, track hours spent reading and earn badges for attending library programs and achieving your reading goals. Open to everyone-babies to senior citizens and everyone in between! "Build A Better World Summer Reading Program" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spokane Transit Letter of Support: Nine Electric Fixed Route Coaches    Lo-No Grant for Electric Fixed-Route Coaches  Summary: On April 27, 2017 the Federal Transit Administration published in the federal register a notice of funding opportunity for a competitive program known as the "Low or No (LoNo)" Emission Grant Program. There is approximately $55 million available in funds for this program. The LoNo program provides funding to state and local governmental authorities for the purchase of zero-emission and low-emission transit buses, including acquisition and construction of required supporting facilities.  One of the main projects under STA Moving Forward is implementation of High Performance Transit "Lite" on the Monroe/Regal Corridor. This project would create a direct route running north and south through Spokane. High Performance improvements would be made along the corridor and would connect multiple centers for greater mixed-use development. Additionally improvements will eventually include construction of the Moran Park and Ride, off-board fare collection, and real-time information.  Service levels for the Monroe/Regal Corridor requires nine buses during most weekday hours, and five to six buses in the evenings and weekends. The LoNo Grant Program offers an excellent opportunity to acquire up to nine electric 40 foot coaches to operate on the Monroe/Regal Corridor. The acquisition may represent a combination of replacement and expansion vehicles. There will be significant fuel savings and reduction of harmful emissions and direct carbon emissions.  STA is asking neighborhoods along the corridor and community partners for a letter of support to help make our grant application more competitive, we appreciate your assistance.   Lo-No Grant for Electric Fixed-Route Coaches ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Office of Neighborhood Services Staffing Changes There are some changes in the Office of Neighborhood Services including new staff.  CA Standing Committees: CA/CD Committee - George Dahl, 625-6036, gdahl@spokanecity.org or Nikki Graham-Brown, 625-6346, ngrahambrown@spokanecity.org  Budget Committee - Abbey Martin, 625-6858, amartin@spokanecity.org  Administrative Committee - Rod Minarik, 625-6737, rminarik@spokanecity.org   PeTT Committee - Katie Myers, 625-6733, kmyers@spokanecity.org Building Stronger Neighborhoods Committee - Katie Myers, 625-6733, kmyers@spokanecity.org  Land Use Committee - Melissa Wittstruck, 625-6087,  mwitt...@spokanecity.org   Public Safety Committee - Jason Ruffing, 625-6529, jruffing@spokanecity.org Liaison Committee - Jason Ruffing, 625-6529, jruffing@spokanecity.org   Grant Programs: Traffic Calming & Mobile Speed Feedback Signs - Katie Myers, 625-6733  kmy...@spokanecity.org   Neighborhood Clean Up - Rod Minarik, 625-6737, rminarik@spokanecity.org Neighborhood and CA Grant Applications - Abbey Martin, 625-6858, ama...@spokanecity.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Public Comments - Pre-Existing Commercial Structures in Residential Zones Please find attached the Determination of Non-Significance and Environmental Checklist, Draft Ordinance, and Notice of Public Hearing for the following proposed code amendment:   Proposal: Amendments to Spokane Municipal Code chapter 17C.370 would expand the area where pre-existing commercial structures in residential zones may be reused for low-impact neighborhood scale and neighborhood serving businesses and multi-family uses. Ordinance #:       Number not yet assigned           Site Location:   Eligible sites are located in residential zones in Spokane.         Please direct any questions or comments to Assistant Planner,  Nathan Gwinn, ngw...@spokanecity.org Determination of Non-Significance and Environmental Checklist Draft Ordinance Notice of Public Hearing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Grant Writing Workshop - Spokane Arts Grant Awards I am excited to share with you some news about our grants program, SAGA [Spokane Arts Grant Awards].   A big priority for the SAGA program is to increase access through outreach to Neighborhoods, and help grow the capacity of artists and arts organizations where they live. We are holding a Grant Writing Workshop in District on Thursday, June 22, 2017, 4:00- 5:30 at the Shadle Public Library. Participants will learn about the grant program, application process, and how to write effective SAGA grant applications.   You can find details about the Grant Writing Workshop at: Spokane Arts Grant Writing Workshop   Please let me know if you have any questions. Jennifer Knickerbocker Grants Administrator Spokane Arts Fund  jenn...@spokanearts.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ District #2, Quarter #2 Meeting Notes Many thanks for coming out on Tuesday and catching us up on your hard work on behalf of District 2.  An additional thanks to those who signed up for the added strategy the group took on!   We'll look forward to seeing everyone on August 29th, from 5:00-6:30pm, at East Central Community Center for our Quarter 3 meeting.  In the meantime, project groups are to be meeting/in communication on their own to update the group.     As always, please let me know if I can be helpful in any way!   Abbey ama...@spokanecity.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Plan Commission Hearing - Wetlands Update The City of Spokane Critical Areas Ordinance (CAO), Title 17E, Chapter 17E.070 Wetlands Protection has been updated according to the schedule in the Growth Management Act (GMA) RCW 36.70A.130.  In 2014, the Department of Ecology updated their guidance documents related to wetlands, including changes to the Washington State Wetlands Rating System and updated buffer tables. Jurisdictions fully planning under the GMA are required to incorporate these changes into their development regulations during their next mandated periodic update to their Comprehensive Plan. The City of Spokane is now in that mandated process to update its Comprehensive Plan and has updated the critical areas regulations for Wetland Protection Areas and associated buffers of the City. Revisions were made to the Ordinance to ensure consistency with State Department of Ecology regulations and standards, per WAC 173-22-035, which include: The Comprehensive Plan Update and Wetlands Ordinance proposals are moving forward to public hearing before the City Council on June 19, 2017. For more information on the Comprehensive Plan Update and the Wetlands Ordinance, please visit:  Plan Commission Hearing - Wetlands Update Or contact Jo Anne Wright, 509-625-6300, jwright@spokanecity.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Community Forums - Housing Quality Definition & Standards   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No Costs Construction Trades Training ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top of Page    City Job Announcements June 2017 Each week, the City of Spokane publishes new job postings. Here are the links to the latest postings.  Classified Jobs Exempt Jobs Temporary-Seasonal Jobs For additional information, please contact: Pamela Clarke | City of Spokane | Civil Service Commission 509.625.6162 | pcl...@spokanecity.org|   Top of Page   C.O.P.S. (Community Oriented Policing Services)  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Patrick Striker Spokane C.O.P.S.,  Executive Director 6107 N Astor St., Spokane, WA  99208 509.625.3301  pstr...@spokanecops.org www.spokanecops.org  Facebook Spokane C.O.P.S.  Twitter @SpokaneCOPS Top of Page Spokane Police Department  & Spokane Sheriff's Department The Cliff Cannon Executive Committee is often asked about recent and potential crimes in South Hill Neighborhoods.  The following two database links provide the public with answers to some of these questions from the Spokane Police Department and Spokane County Sheriff's Department.   Spokane Crime Map Sex Offender Database ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Top of Page Spokane Fire Department Celebrate Independence Day Safely!   June, 2017 Now is the time of year that newcomers to Spokane may be asking how to find a supply of consumer fireworks to help celebrate Independence Day with their family and friends.  They may not be aware of the fireworks ordinance that has been in effect for 25 years in the Spokane community. The annual data from 911 calls and fireworks enforcement personnel attest to the fact in the coming weeks some community members will plan trips outside Spokane City and Spokane County jurisdictions to secure personal fireworks to use in the county.  During the month of June, fire jurisdictions throughout Washington focus on educating about fireworks and plan for the possibility of extensive fire loss related to fireworks. No consumer fireworks have been allowed to be sold, purchased or used in the cities of Spokane, Spokane Valley, Cheney, Millwood or the unincorporated areas of Spokane County since June 1993 (a partial ban was in effect in 1992).  Spokane Fire Department appreciates Spokane Public Schools and other partners within the community who use their reader boards, newsletters, and media to remind Spokane of our fireworks ordinances.  As a result, the City of Spokane has enjoyed a huge drop in the number of fireworks incidents between June 28 and July 6th.   Fireworks Ordinance Impact 10 year pre-ban average= 104 fireworks-caused fires/year 25 year post-ban average= 4.5 fireworks-caused fires/year  10 year pre-ban average= 29 fireworks-related injuries treated in emergency rooms. 25 year post-ban average= 5 fireworks-related injuries treated in emergency rooms.   The vast majority of fireworks-related injuries that were treated in Spokane hospitals in the last decade were incidents that happened outside of Spokane City and required patient transportation to Spokane medical care facilities. These statistics show that our fireworks ban is a documented success in terms of reduced fires and injuries. Not everyone complies with the fireworks ordinance, and for those who do not comply they are putting themselves and their community at risk. If you choose to light any type of firework it could result in a fine.  Even one lit sparkler can earn a $513 civil infraction.  Please remind your neighbors and residents that the individual use of fireworks is illegal in Spokane.  For violations of the fireworks ban, call Crime Check 509.456.2233. For those of you who would like to celebrate the season with fireworks we encourage you to partake in one of the locally sponsored commercial fireworks displays.  These displays are set off by licensed pyrotechnicians at Riverfront Park and Liberty Lake.  Celebrate safely!   Top of Page The Bing Crosby Theater "Friends of the Bing" June - July Shows   Top of Page  Sincerely, Patricia Hansen,  Facilitator Lower South Hill Neighborhood Block Watch

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