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Residents urge council to require second exit, infrastructure study for Bella Lago-area subdivision
Summary
Residents from the Bella Lago homeowners association told the Liberty Lake City Council they want stronger fire-safety and wildlife protections for a proposed subdivision above their neighborhood and asked staff to verify road capacity and evacuation options before permitting more lots.
Residents of the Bella Lago subdivision pressed the Liberty Lake City Council on May 20 to slow permitting and require more infrastructure and safety analysis for a proposed development above their neighborhood.
The residents said the proposal would add about 21 lots to an existing roughly 16-lot area and that Spokane County’s 2018 road-construction standard requires a second exit for developments above 30 lots. That county standard was raised repeatedly by speakers as the primary safety benchmark they want applied before new lots move forward.
The concern was voiced during the council’s citizen-comment period by several homeowners from Bella Lago. “What we have is a…
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