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Spokane Valley council urges state support on public safety, housing and infrastructure; warns against more mandates
Summary
City officials pressed state legislators for help recruiting and training public safety staff, requested funding for crisis response and search-and-rescue helicopters, raised housing affordability concerns tied to state mandates and cited large transportation projects with multi-million-dollar funding gaps.
Spokane Valley officials used a Nov. 17 special meeting to press state legislators for a slate of priorities for the 2026 session, emphasizing public safety staffing, behavioral-health resources, housing affordability and major transportation projects that need state design and construction funding.
"Public safety isn't only about enforcement. It's also about developing resources to deal with the integrity fixing and experiencing work problems and mental health issues," said a policy presenter (Unidentified Speaker S3), outlining the city's priorities. The presenter said voters approved a public-safety sales tax that will begin collecting in January and that the city plans to add about 12 new…
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