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Council hears right‑of‑way delivery challenges; staff proposes in‑house acquisition agent
Summary
City staff told Spokane Valley’s council the right‑of‑way acquisition phase increasingly delays infrastructure projects and recommended reclassifying a vacant position to hire an in‑house right‑of‑way acquisition agent.
Public Works Director Robert Blagan and City Services Administrator Gloria Manz briefed the Spokane Valley City Council on right‑of‑way (ROW) acquisition challenges tied to federal obligation requirements and growing consultant costs, then proposed creating an in‑house right‑of‑way agent by upgrading a vacant budgeted position.
Blagan told council the ROW phase is a frequent project bottleneck because federal grants require…
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