by Tina Wynecoop
- Enlarged membership boundaries on each side of LSR from 1⁄2 to 3⁄4 mile.
- Met with Barry Greene, Spokane County traffic planner to discuss adding a trail from Colbert Road to Midway Road.
- Discussed trails/roads in planning stages for “Village At Midway” and learned that road construction at Northside Aquatic Park will continue now that funding to complete the park has been received.
- Sent letter to WDFW supporting addition of their parcel to the Waikiki Springs natural area north of Mill Road.
- Invited David Schaub, Director of Inland Northwest Land Conservancy, to speak to our board about efforts to protect open space in the LSRV.
- Received approval to have a cross walk painted at Pine River Park enabling safe passage when crossing the road from the pedestrian trail to the park.
- Prepared annual budget for 2018.
- Pursued grants.
- Opposed proposed changes to low-density (LDRS) standards for county.
- Hiked with naturalist/historian/author Jack Nisbet at the confluence of Latah/Hangman Creek and the Spokane River. (Wonderful as usual.)
- Picked up litter along WSDOT’s Children of the Sun Trail – from Wandermere Frontage Road to Highway 2 – four times.
- Reported finding a transient camp along Children of the Sun trail near Farwell Elementary.
- Celebrated expansion of Midway Elementary.
- Held annual meeting at Wandermere Golf Course in February. The dinner/guest speaker/silent auction fund-raiser were enjoyed.
- Cleaned litter in LSRV on Earth Day thanks to many hard-working volunteers.
- Expanded the mailing area for recipients of our newsletters.
- Attended/testified at the hearing before the “shooting advisory board” to address a neighbor’s appeal to alter the boundaries of an established “no shooting area” so a local resident could operate a shooting range.
- Earned funds from Smile.Amazon shoppers who kindly designated our FLSRV non-profit as recipient.
- Survived disruption of Little Spokane Drive sewer project this fall. Patience and ingenuity required.
- Submitted detailed engineering design to Spokane County for the extension of non-motorized trail from Midway to Colbert roads.
- Received funding from Fred Meyer’s non-profit program, thanks to shoppers who designated FLSRV as the recipient.
- Promoted our organization and its activities on the Nextdoor Neighbor app., reaching thirteen neighborhoods and over 2,000 subscribers.
- Bestowed the honorary title of ‘Director Emeritus’ on Jack Bury, our longtime board member who continues his support of FLSRV in an advisory capacity re: legal issues.
- Thanked all the generous donors of items for our silent auction.