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Parks department formalizes change order for Plants Ferry project and weighs support for Spokane Valley'led fair-and-expo zoning update
Summary
Parks staff told commissioners an amendment will add nearly $2 million in state and other proceeds into the Plants Ferry contract, raising the contract to roughly $12.8 million, and asked for direction on a requested county letter about possible rezoning near the fair and expo campus.
Parks Director Doug Chase and landscape architect Julia Culp briefed the Board on Oct. 28 about a contract amendment and a separate planning request from the city of Spokane Valley.
Culp said Amendment No. 2 will incorporate $970,000 from a state Commerce grant and an additional $1,000,000 for a Lansbury-related portion into the Plants Ferry (and related) contract, increasing the contract total to about $12.8 million. Culp described the change as a formalization of funds already agreed through the projects'memorandum of understanding and said the amendment is administrative in nature.
Chase also relayed that the city of Spokane Valley has asked the county to provide a short letter of support for the city's examination of alternative land uses around the fair and expo campus. Valley staff are considering comprehensive-plan changes and possible rezoning (examples cited included creation of a "stadium district" or other mixed-use approaches) because the fair and expo grounds are currently zoned industrial and that zoning could restrict hotel, restaurant or stadium uses.
Commissioners asked staff to check permitted uses under Spokane Valley's suggested zoning and to consult County staff (Scott Chesney) on potential implications; no formal vote was taken in the briefing. Commissioners indicated they had no objection to exploring the concept and advised staff to coordinate with Valley and return with more information or a draft letter for board consideration.
No binding land-use action or zoning change occurred at the briefing; the county's role would be advisory if the board later approves a letter of support.
