41_-_2021-8-10_Jolene_FifieldAugust 10, 2021
To: Lori Barlow
Spokane Valley Community and Public Works Department
10210 E. Sprague Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99206
RE: Painted Hills Planned Residential Development (PRD) project, file numbers PRD-2015-0001, SUB-2015-
0001, EGR-2016-0066, and FPD-2016-0007. Opposing the proposed Painted Hills Project
I would like to express my concern with the Painted Hills subdivision proposed development. I have lived in this
area since 1978. I have witnessed substantial growth during this period. I am not opposed to growth but have
some true concerns for the proposed development on the Painted Hills golf course land. This area has always
been considered a flood plain and has flooded year after year. Almost every year Thorpe Road is closed for
period of time due to the flooding. I am even more concerned now with the proposal for the cut and fill plan to
try to eliminate the flooding. This plan is not efficient in any way. This is not a resolution that makes sense for
the environment, wet lands, wildlife or the future homes they propose to build on it. The negative impact this
will bring to our community is unfathomable.
I live on East Lenora Drive., which is approximately 2 blocks long. My street has become a main arterial for
people wanting to avoid the lights and congestion on 32nd and Pines. The volume of traffic and high speeds
people drive is very dangerous to our kids, pets, and our general population. I do not have school aged children
any longer, but I would not allow them be in the front yard during the school year. The amount of speeding
students is outrageous. I really enjoyed the quiet time on this street during the pandemic and summertime.
Once school started back up, so came the problem of excess traffic. This has progressively gotten worse,
dangerous in the last few years. It’s hard to imagine the impact 580+ new housing units. The traffic congestion
at the light at 32nd and Pines is unbelievable. At times it takes 3-5 light sessions to get through the intersection.
In addition, the drivers are not driving responsibly. They are all “in a hurry”. It is also very dangerous currently
to turn left onto Thorpe Road off of Dishman Mica. Having a development on the corner including apartments
will be increasingly dangerous/deadly with the proposed increase of traffic. I am highly opposed to the
increased traffic this development will bring into our area. Out roads out here are not designed to accommodate
the increase in traffic.
The schools at Chester, Horizon and University High School are already overcrowded and are having to bus kids
to other schools. I am opposed to the negative impact all of the existing students will face with the severe
overcrowding this development will create.
Please consider paring down this project considerably to preserve our wetlands, wildlife, schools, and keep the
traffic flowing safely. Perhaps the City of Spokane Valley can purchase it back from the developer and turn it
into something the overall public can use and enjoy.
Thank you,
Jolene Fifield
12509 E Lenora Drive
Spokane Valley, WA 99216