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Spokane Valley proposes right-of-way permit fee increases to fund additional inspector as fiber and utility work strains staff capacity
Summary
Public works staff told council that an influx of right-of-way permits—many from major fiber projects—overloaded one permanent right-of-way inspector in 2024. Staff proposed fee increases that could generate about $144,000 and fund an additional position to clear a backlog of permits.
Public-works staff told the Spokane Valley City Council on March 4 that a spike in right-of-way permits, largely from regional fiber and utility projects, exceeded inspection capacity in 2023–24 and that fee changes could fund an extra inspector to reduce permitting delays.
Gloria, the city’s engineering representative, said inspectors handled more than 1,000 right-of-way permits in 2024 and that the city had to hire and then extend a…
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