By John McCallum
Editor 

More heavy rail traffic ahead for Cheney

Spokane County Planning Commission recommends zoning changes allowing truck to rail freight transfer facilities on West Plains, other county rural areas

 

Last updated 3/12/2015 at 2:57pm



The Spokane County Planning Commission took a step closer to the possibility of increasing train traffic on the West Plains — and consequently through Cheney — by approving a proposal at its Feb. 26 meeting to change zoning in the rural and resource lands zones to allow the siting of intermodal freight transfer/railroad yards.

The commission made a pair of changes to the proposal that went through a public hearing at the Feb. 12 meeting, adding the requirement for a conditional use permit and “expanding the use from strictly the transfer of intermodal containers to all types of freigh...



For access to this article please sign in or subscribe.

 

Reader Comments(0)

 
 

Our Family of Publications Includes:

Cheney Free Press
Ritzville Adams County Journal
Whitman County Gazette
Odessa Record
Franklin Connection
Davenport Times
Spokane Valley News Herald
Colfax Daily Bulletin

Powered by ROAR Online Publication Software from Lions Light Corporation
© Copyright 2024