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Spokane
City Has Funding for Low-Income Rental Projects
The City of Spokane seeks applicants for funding that can be used to acquire, rehabilitate,
or construct rental properties within the City limits that are affordable to low-income
residents in our community
About $650,000 in federal HOME funds are available for the Spring 2011 funding round.
The money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME
Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). This program targets the creation of rental
housing that is affordable to people who are at or below 50 percent of the Spokane area’s
median family income, which is $30,150 for a family of four.
In exchange for low-cost deferred loans with the potential for debt forgiveness, property
owner must agree to rent restrictions and to rent to low-income tenants for at least 15
years for projects involving rehabilitation or acquisition or 20 years for new construction
projects.
Applications are due on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 4 p.m. in the City’s Community Development
Office, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Rm. 650, Spokane, WA 99201.
Funding awards will be made in March or April 2011.
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The City of Spokane seeks applicants for funding that can be used to acquire, rehabilitate,
or construct rental properties within the City limits that are affordable to low-income
residents in our community
About $650,000 in federal HOME funds are available for the Spring 2011 funding round.
The money comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s HOME
Investment Partnerships Program (HOME). This program targets the creation of rental
housing that is affordable to people who are at or below 50 percent of the Spokane area’s
median family income, which is $30,150 for a family of four.
In exchange for low-cost deferred loans with the potential for debt forgiveness, property
owner must agree to rent restrictions and to rent to low-income tenants for at least 15
years for projects involving rehabilitation or acquisition or 20 years for new construction
projects.
Applications are due on Tuesday, Feb. 1, at 4 p.m. in the City’s Community Development
Office, City Hall, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Rm. 650, Spokane, WA 99201.
Funding awards will be made in March or April 2011.
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City Crews Working Hard to Fill Those Annoying
Potholes
Report potholes by calling hotline: 625-7733
With many weather-related potholes popping out on Spokane’s city streets, the City
Street Department is working hard to fill them.
Snow, ice, and rain provide the ingredients to make potholes. Severe cold and sun
creates varying temperatures—freeze/thaw cycle—creating cracks which allows water
to seep in, expand, and “pop” out crumbling pavement.
During the winter, crews fill potholes with “cold mix” asphalt. Cold mix doesn’t require a
heavy rolling machine and can be applied right from the container without heating. It is
shoveled or poured into a pothole and tamped down with a hand tool. In the spring,
crews fill potholes with “hot mix” asphalt from local asphalt plants, which provides a
more permanent solution.
The City’s budget for street maintenance repairs, which includes grinding and paving,
crack sealing, and thin overlays, is around $5 million. This work increases the safety
and drivability of Spokane’s streets and extends the life of the pavement.
Street maintenance activities are just one way the City works to preserve and enhance
its street system. The citizens in November 2004 approved the 10-Year Street Bond,
which will rehabilitate 110 miles of streets, including arterials and residential streets.
Since the bond passed, the City has repaired nearly 70 miles of streets. The City also
completes a number of capital street projects every year. Capital projects add traffic
capacity or include major safety enhancements.
Citizens can report potholes that need repair by calling the City’s Pothole Hotline at 625-
7733. Please include as much information as possible about the location of the
problem and its approximate size. The City will fill larger potholes on arterials within 48
hours of reporting.
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Potholes
Report potholes by calling hotline: 625-7733
With many weather-related potholes popping out on Spokane’s city streets, the City
Street Department is working hard to fill them.
Snow, ice, and rain provide the ingredients to make potholes. Severe cold and sun
creates varying temperatures—freeze/thaw cycle—creating cracks which allows water
to seep in, expand, and “pop” out crumbling pavement.
During the winter, crews fill potholes with “cold mix” asphalt. Cold mix doesn’t require a
heavy rolling machine and can be applied right from the container without heating. It is
shoveled or poured into a pothole and tamped down with a hand tool. In the spring,
crews fill potholes with “hot mix” asphalt from local asphalt plants, which provides a
more permanent solution.
The City’s budget for street maintenance repairs, which includes grinding and paving,
crack sealing, and thin overlays, is around $5 million. This work increases the safety
and drivability of Spokane’s streets and extends the life of the pavement.
Street maintenance activities are just one way the City works to preserve and enhance
its street system. The citizens in November 2004 approved the 10-Year Street Bond,
which will rehabilitate 110 miles of streets, including arterials and residential streets.
Since the bond passed, the City has repaired nearly 70 miles of streets. The City also
completes a number of capital street projects every year. Capital projects add traffic
capacity or include major safety enhancements.
Citizens can report potholes that need repair by calling the City’s Pothole Hotline at 625-
7733. Please include as much information as possible about the location of the
problem and its approximate size. The City will fill larger potholes on arterials within 48
hours of reporting.
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Safety Of Citizens, Visitors Is Paramount
Concern, Mayor Verner Says
Spokane, WA----Spokane Mayor Mary Verner today stressed that the safety of all citizens
and visitors is the paramount concern of the City of Spokane as the investigation
continues into an explosive device found on Monday near the Martin Luther King Jr. Day
annual Unity March.
“I was struck that on a day when we celebrate Dr. King, a champion of non-violence,
we were faced with a significant violent threat,” says Mayor Verner. “This is
unacceptable in our community—or any community.”
The Mayor stressed that the City of Spokane is working closely with the FBI, who has
the lead on the investigation. The Spokane Police Department will stay involved as the
investigation proceeds.
“We will work to protect our citizens in light of this threat to our safety,” says Mayor
Verner. “The eyes and ears in our community must remain ever vigilant. I commend the
individuals who took the time to check out something suspicious, and the law
enforcement officials and firefighters who handled the situation so professionally.”
V. Anne Smith, of the Spokane Chapter of the NAACP, participated in the annual Unity
March and had this to say: “Law enforcement set the tone for the rest of the day. They
took care of it. I did not hear one negative comment about how it was handled. They
handled a situation that could have been so devastating; our law enforcement was on
top of it.
Ms. Smith continued, “The day reminded me of a song, ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn
Me Around Today.’ And, nobody did turn us around that day. We marched. We
celebrated.”
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Concern, Mayor Verner Says
Spokane, WA----Spokane Mayor Mary Verner today stressed that the safety of all citizens
and visitors is the paramount concern of the City of Spokane as the investigation
continues into an explosive device found on Monday near the Martin Luther King Jr. Day
annual Unity March.
“I was struck that on a day when we celebrate Dr. King, a champion of non-violence,
we were faced with a significant violent threat,” says Mayor Verner. “This is
unacceptable in our community—or any community.”
The Mayor stressed that the City of Spokane is working closely with the FBI, who has
the lead on the investigation. The Spokane Police Department will stay involved as the
investigation proceeds.
“We will work to protect our citizens in light of this threat to our safety,” says Mayor
Verner. “The eyes and ears in our community must remain ever vigilant. I commend the
individuals who took the time to check out something suspicious, and the law
enforcement officials and firefighters who handled the situation so professionally.”
V. Anne Smith, of the Spokane Chapter of the NAACP, participated in the annual Unity
March and had this to say: “Law enforcement set the tone for the rest of the day. They
took care of it. I did not hear one negative comment about how it was handled. They
handled a situation that could have been so devastating; our law enforcement was on
top of it.
Ms. Smith continued, “The day reminded me of a song, ‘Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn
Me Around Today.’ And, nobody did turn us around that day. We marched. We
celebrated.”
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