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Spokane Valley council approves staffing additions and master fee schedule changes to address right‑of‑way workload
Summary
Council authorized updates to the city’s master fee schedule and approved hiring a full-time right-of-way inspector plus two engineering positions tied to a large capital project; staff said fee increases for permits should offset inspection costs and not impact the general fund.
Spokane Valley — The council on April 15 authorized amendments to the city’s master fee schedule to raise certain right-of-way permit fees and approved hiring a full-time right-of-way inspector plus two full‑time engineering positions to support the Pines Road grade separation and other complex capital projects.
Gloria Mancilla, City Services Administrator, and Erica Amston, CIP Engineering Manager, told council the city issued roughly 1,000 permits in 2023–24 and had…
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