Mutual resolution sought on Fairchild joint land use study

County asks Airway Heights, Medical Lake and Spokane for plan to protect air base from encroaching development

By RYAN LANCASTER

Staff Reporter

Spokane County Commissioners asked West Plains cities on Monday, March 1, to consider implementing a shared plan that aims to protect Fairchild Air Force Base from future encroachment.

Along with the county, the cities of Spokane, Airway Heights and Medical Lake fall within the boundaries of a joint land use study, which was instigated three years ago with the help of a Department of Defense grant to determine the effects of growth around Fairchild.

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