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Spokane County commissioners approve consent agenda items including sidewalks and safe‑routes grants
Summary
The Board unanimously approved items 2a, 2b and items 3a through 3o, including grant awards for sidewalk and safe‑routes‑to‑school projects; item 3p was taken separately.
The Spokane County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the consent agenda covering items 2a, 2b and items 3a through 3o during its Jan. 2 meeting, with several commissioners noting transportation and pedestrian safety grants among the items.
Commissioners thanked public works staff for securing grant funding for pedestrian improvements near Crestline and for a Safe Routes to School project serving Snowdon Elementary School. The chair called the motion to approve the listed consent items and it passed by voice vote.
Commissioner comments singled out item 3j, a grant to support sidewalk improvements and an activated crosswalk near Crestline to benefit families and students attending the new middle school in that area; staff said construction is expected within about the next year and a half. Commissioner French and others also praised item 3n, the Snowdon Elementary sidewalks project, noting the project’s long‑standing community support.
The board recorded the consent vote before separating item 3p from the remaining 3-series items for extended discussion.
Votes recorded at the meeting show the motion to approve items 2a, 2b and 3a–3o passed unanimously.
