Spokane County presents early EIS findings, opens 30‑day public comment period

Jun 30, 2026

Spokane County planning staff summarized early results of a draft Environmental Impact Statement that models three growth scenarios for the next 20 years and identified roughly 600 acres of candidate lands for focused study; the county will publish the draft this week and accept public comment for 30 days.

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Spokane County planning staff on Tuesday presented early results from a draft Environmental Impact Statement that analyzes how the county could accommodate roughly 100,000–104,000 new residents over the next 20 years and what infrastructure and environmental mitigations those choices would require.

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