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Spokane Valley council signals consensus for Scenario A in comprehensive-plan update
Summary
Consultants outlined housing, utilities and a new climate element; after discussion about density, affordability and where growth should go, council signaled consensus to advance land-use Scenario A and asked staff to refine policies and follow up with developers and data.
The Spokane Valley City Council on April 14 reviewed draft elements of its 2026 comprehensive plan update and signaled consensus to move forward with land‑use Scenario A, staff said.
Mike Basinger, the city’s Community and Economic Development Director, told the council the draft retains the city’s long-standing focus on concentrating growth along the Sprague Corridor and preserving flexible quarter mixed‑use zoning. Basinger said the approach aims to “meet some of our affordability targets without disrupting some of our residential neighborhoods” by directing development toward corridors served by transit…
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