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Spokane Valley Council OKs application for Appleway Trail planning grant over two objections
Summary
The Spokane Valley City Council authorized staff to apply for a $200,000 Sandy Williams Connecting Communities planning grant to study a proposed Appleway Trail extension, advancing design work despite objections from two council members and several residents.
The Spokane Valley City Council voted to authorize the city manager to apply for the Sandy Williams Connecting Communities Program grant to fund planning for an Appleway Trail extension.
The motion, made during the council’s Sept. 9 meeting, would let staff apply for a $200,000 planning-only grant from the Washington State Department of Transportation’s Sandy Williams program. Engineering Manager Adam Jackson told council the request would be for “a $200,000 request to the program for a 100% grant award with 0 local match for a planning only grant to evaluate potential routing and implementation of the Appleway Trail from Dishman-Mica to our westerly city limit.”
The grant application cleared the council after several residents spoke for and against the idea. Several speakers said a continuous, well‑lit trail could increase “eyes…
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