In collaboration with Spokane 350, I strongly prefer Alternative 3 as the City's selected growth alternative. This support is conditioned on the EIS adequately evaluating cumulative environmental impacts at the comprehensive plan level and ensuring that those impacts are avoided or mitigated through adopted development regulations, consistent with SEPA.
- Alternative 3 provides the greatest long-term climate, land-use, water, transportation, and infrastructure-efficiency benefits
- The City is considering expanded use of SEPA infill and housing exemptions. I urge the City to establish clear guardrails before broadly applying exemptions, including completing an inventory of existing urban natural assets - such as tree canopy, habitat value, and ecological connectivity.
I oppose the blanket Environmental Review exemption in order to protect critical areas such as wetlands, forests, wildlife habitat and riparian areas in neighborhoods as shown in Exhibit 7.
I support environmental review exemption only if the proposed development area is 100% disturbed and impervious as identified in the Draft EIS Exhibit 3.1-3. Existing Hard (Impervious) Surfaces.
Thank you for your consideration and for preserving our earth...
Catherine Ferguson
Feb 18, 2026
Local Resident
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In collaboration with Spokane 350, I strongly prefer Alternative 3 as the City's selected growth alternative. This support is conditioned on the EIS adequately evaluating cumulative environmental impacts at the comprehensive plan level and ensuring that those impacts are avoided or mitigated through adopted development regulations, consistent with SEPA.
- Alternative 3 provides the greatest long-term climate, land-use, water, transportation, and infrastructure-efficiency benefits
- The City is considering expanded use of SEPA infill and housing exemptions. I urge the City to establish clear guardrails before broadly applying exemptions, including completing an inventory of existing urban natural assets - such as tree canopy, habitat value, and ecological connectivity.
I oppose the blanket Environmental Review exemption in order to protect critical areas such as wetlands, forests, wildlife habitat and riparian areas in neighborhoods as shown in Exhibit 7.
I support environmental review exemption only if the proposed development area is 100% disturbed and impervious as identified in the Draft EIS Exhibit 3.1-3. Existing Hard (Impervious) Surfaces.
Thank you for your consideration and for preserving our earth...
Catherine Ferguson
Spokane 99201