SPOKANE, Wash. — Another housing development in Latah Valley has been given the go ahead, bringing 142 single-family homes to the area.
The Latah Glen community will be located just off Highway 195 between the Thorpe and Cheney Spokane Road exits. This development is just one of many planned in the area.
But not everyone in the neighborhood is excited about this.
Brian Muegge, who lives in Latah Valley, can only think about what that means for the families that are already here.
“It’s just going to add to the cacophony of disaster that could happen, the cacophony of traffic, safety risks, etc.,” Muegge said.
Local advocacy group Citizen Action for Latah Valley says these homes join a list of over 3,000 units that are currently approved or planned for the area.
“Our city planning department continues to approve these plats. And quite frankly, the community is at a loss for why,” Muegge said.
One of the concerns with the Latah Glen development is how it will impact traffic on Marshall Road. Traffic seems to be a big concern when it comes to all of the proposed developments in Latah Valley.
“There just is one way in and one way out, essentially. There is no real fire infrastructure for like, a fire station here,” Muegge said. “I mean, they’re basically sitting ducks for fire that comes through.”
However, city leaders say they have planned for this. The city hearing examiner wrote in the development documents that this would provide emergency services with another access point and actually improve traffic and “offer a new avenue for traversing up and down Marshall Road and more directly to/from Inland Empire Way and Highway 195.”
City leaders have also noted that more housing is needed in the region, and these developments can help.
“I think there is a way that we can do so sustainably, smart and I think above all else, looping in the community as to what their needs and desires are,” Muegge said.
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