Homelessness plan approved

SPOKANE VALLEY – The city’s initial plan of action to combat and reduce homelessness in Spokane Valley was approved by council on Dec. 5.

The City Services Administrator, Gloria Mantz has brought the plan to council on several occasions, and has had to revise some of the language to fit what city council wanted to see in the plan.

In previous presentations, council told Mantz that they wanted to see the plan have an aim to increase workforce or entry level housing rather than using the term “affordable housing.”

The plan also needed to include more instances of accountability being stressed. C...