Cheney may be short land to handle projected growth

“If you build it, he will come,” is how the saying goes.

Substitute “they” for “he.” Switch the saying around, add in “Cheney” and the city’s concerns about land use, and the saying might become “When they come, can Cheney build it?”

According to the recently completed Spokane Region Population Study, which utilizes population projects for the county from the state Office of Financial Management, Cheney could see an additional 2,922 people move into town between 2017 — 2037. The challenge for the city is that if zoning and land use practices remain the same, the city would have the zoned land...