Scoping Comment Sessions and Environmental Site Review: City of Spokane

Nancy Mahoney, a local resident, supports the relicensing process but urges FERC to prioritize recreation and public access. She requests specific actions including a recreation needs assessment, infrastructure improvements at Boulder Beach, and the conversion of underused city-owned land into public park space.

Gary Matthews, a local resident, supports the relicensing process but urges FERC to prioritize recreation and public access in the new license. He requests specific actions including a recreation needs assessment, improvements to Boulder Beach, the conversion of underused city-owned land into parks, and a portion of project revenue to be directed toward community recreation.

Charles Tupper, a local resident and boater, supports the relicensing process but urges FERC to prioritize recreation and public access. He requests that the applicant conduct a recreation use and needs assessment, improve infrastructure at Boulder Beach, and consider using project revenue to fund community recreation improvements.

Marc Fryt, a resident of Spokane, supports the relicensing process but requests that the study plan include a feasibility study for physical instream habitat improvements. He argues that the project should prioritize engineered habitat retrofits, such as drop structures and riffle-pool sequences, to benefit coldwater fish species.

Katie Tupper, a local resident, supports the relicensing process but urges FERC to prioritize recreation and public access. She requests that the applicant conduct a recreation use and needs assessment, improve infrastructure at Boulder Beach, and consider converting underused land into public park space.