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Council authorizes state solid-waste grant to fund homeless-encampment response, lithium-ion battery storage at transfer station
Summary
Spokane Valley Council approved staff to submit applications for the Department of Ecology Local Solid Waste Financial Assistance (LSWFA) grant for 2025'27, funding a homeless encampment response pilot and purchase of fire-rated lithium-ion battery storage cabinets at the Sunshine transfer station.
The Spokane Valley City Council voted to authorize city staff to apply for a 2025'27 Local Solid Waste Financial Assistance (LSWFA) grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology to support two primary projects: a homeless encampment response pilot and the purchase of fire-rated lithium-ion battery storage cabinets for the Sunshine University Road transfer station.
Sarah Farr, the city's accounting and finance program manager, and Robert Blagen, public works director, presented the proposal. Staff said the city's per-capita, reimbursement-based LSWFA allocation is approximately $158,000 for the biennium; the grant requires a 25% local match. Farr told the council the total two-year budget is about $211,000 and that the match would come from the city's restricted…
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