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Federal agency questions Balfour Park grant process; city seeks congressional help to restore $2 million LWCF award
Summary
The National Park Service has placed a $2 million LWCF federal grant for Spokane Valley’s Balfour Park under reconsideration after questioning whether earlier ground‑disturbing work required federal tribal consultation and Endangered Species Act review, city staff said May 13.
Spokane Valley city staff said May 13 that the National Park Service has placed a $2 million Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant for the city’s Balfour Park project under reconsideration, citing concerns about whether earlier ground‑disturbing activities required federal tribal consultation and Endangered Species Act review.
City staff and the Washington Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) told the council that phase 1 of the Balfour Park project had been constructed with local and state funding and that local and state environmental reviews,…
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