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At Spokane County workshop, residents press planners on police, services, permitting and code enforcement
Summary
During a placemaking workshop, residents asked whether planned growth is matched by police, fire, transportation and permitting capacity and raised long‑standing concerns about permitting delays, code rigidity, lighting and enforcement.
Residents at a Spokane County placemaking workshop told planners they are concerned that planned growth is not yet matched to police, fire and other capital facilities and urged the county to analyze service capacity before approving more development.
"If we're gonna have all this growth, it's — I mean, we need a new jail up here. We need a precinct up here," a longtime resident and former law enforcement commenter said, pressing planners to show how public safety services will scale with new development.
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