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Spokane Valley staff outline $211,000 solid‑waste grant plan focused on homeless‑encampment cleanups and lithium‑ion battery safety
Summary
City staff recommended using the Local Solid Waste Financial Assistance (ELSWIFAA) grant (approximately $158,000 allocation; $211,000 total with match) for a pilot homeless‑encampment response program and to purchase fire‑rated lithium‑ion battery storage cabinets; council gave consensus to return with a formal motion.
City staff presented a proposed phased plan on June 15 for the Local Solid Waste Financial Assistance grant (referred to in staff materials as ELSWIFAA) allocated to Spokane Valley for the 2025–2027 biennium. The grant allocation to the city is roughly $158,000; with the required 25% match the total proposed budget over two years is about $211,000.
Accounting and Finance Program Manager Sarah Farr and Public Works Director Robert Blagan described two year‑one priorities staff recommend for council approval at a future meeting: a homeless‑encampment response (HER) pilot and purchase of a fire‑rated lithium‑ion battery storage cabinet for the University Road transfer…
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