Does my comment matter?
It should.
1. Email the City
2. Sign the Petition
State law gives Spokane until the end of 2026 to finish its 20-year growth plan.
People recovering from the Spokane Complex fires should still have a chance to help shape the plan.
The petition asks the Washington State Legislature to extend Spokane's deadline by six months.
The City should keep public comments open for all six months and announce the deadline at least 30 days before comments close.
4. Go to the Next City Council Meeting
Wednesday, Sep 2, 2026 · 6pm
Lower level of City Hall in the Council Chambers
Why go? Ask Council to support a six-month extension, keep public comments open for all six months, and announce the deadline at least 30 days before comments close.
You can attend without speaking. Never underestimate the power of showing up.
To speak, select Open Forum on the City signup.
What People Are Saying
Read public comments and testimony already submitted to the City.
Are people being pushed out of their neighborhoods because home prices are going up? Is that a piece of it? Or what are you hearing about why people need to move to be in a great neighborhood?
Not being pushed out because of home prices. They're not able to afford, so the homes are being purchased, torn down, and then redeveloped. That does not, in many cases, fit the character of the neighborhood, and certainly not the price point of the people who were living there prior to that.
So a piece of this conversation is, maybe, I don't know if protecting is the right word, but figuring out how to solve for that: people staying in their neighborhood and still allowing redevelopment that works.
Absolutely. And really, the neighbors are talking about our low-income neighborhoods, and so then, I think from my observation, we're really struggling with a displacement issue currently in our low-income neighborhoods.
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