Community Projects - Cathy McMorris Rodgers

FY25 Community Project Requests

WA-05 Community Project Funding Submissions Disclosure

*Projects are listed in no particular order

Garfield County Hospital Patient Imaging Project
Recipient: Garfield County Hospital District
Recipient Address: 66 N. Sixth Street, Pomeroy, WA 99347
Request: $2,900,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to expand critical access to routine diagnostic imaging support services for residents in a rural and remote part of Washington state. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will reduce barriers to equitable health access for medical services by enhancing and expanding the capacity of Garfield County Hospital to meet community healthcare demand.
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Adams County Schoonover Road Agricultural Transport and Safety Corridor Project
Recipient: Adams County
Recipient Address: 210 W Alder, Ritzville WA 99169
Request: $2,336,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for the needed reconstruction of the current roadway to improve the efficiency of transportation and trade operations, benefiting businesses, and bolstering the economic well-being of the region. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the reconstruction of the Schoonover Road will provide economic development by providing growth of communities, agricultural production, and transportation, and add safety improvements consistent with 23 U.S.C. 133.
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Barker Road at Interstate 90 (I-90) Interchange Project
Recipient: City of Spokane Valley
Recipient Address:10210 E. Sprague Ave. Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Request: $4,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for bridge widening, roundabout improvements, dedicated pedestrian and bicycle facilities all to promote a more safe and effective street network with capacity to move a fast-growing community. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the core improvements serve federal priorities related to safety, mobility and equity.
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U.S. Highway 2 Pedestrian and Multi-Modal Enhancements Project
Recipient: City of Airway Heights
Recipient Address: 1208 S. Lundstrom St, Airway Heights, WA 99001
Request: $4,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for construction on US Highway 2 between Lundstrom Street and Lawson Road to connect pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit along US Highway 2. The project will connect the north and south portions of the city via pedestrian improvements such as cross walks, pedestrian beacon apparatus, refuge for pedestrian crossing, slower speed limit, turn restrictions for vehicles, ADA curb ramps. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because it will improve vehicle safety and facilitate access to basic services such as food, health care, public transit, and will provide a safer route for residents and children living north and south of US Highway 2 with access to the Sunset Elementary School, Airway Heights Library, and public parks. High vehicle speeds and low visibility contribute to the lack of multimodal safety and placing US Highway 2 in Airway Heights on the list as the 4th highest rate of serious injury and fatalities in Spokane County.
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College Place Water Storage Project
Recipient: City of College Park
Recipient Address: 625 S. College Avenue, College Place, WA, 99324
Request: $4,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for the enhancement of the city drinking water system by constructing a new water reservoir that will meet the growing demand from the city as it expands. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because this project is of vital importance for nearly 10,000 residents and for the economic development and social resiliency of the region.
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Fairchild Air Force Base Entrance Road Improvements Project
Recipient: Spokane County Commissioners
Recipient Address: 1116 W. Broadway Avenue, Spokane, WA 99260
Request: $4,800,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for the improvement to a road and intersection allowing access to a Second Entrance Gate for the Base. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because this project supports base resiliency, reinforcing national security and military preparedness.
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TriState Health Ensuring Senior Access to Surgical Care project
Recipient: Tri State Memorial Hospital
Recipient Address: 1221 Highland Avenue, Clarkston, WA 99403
Request: $3,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to improve patient safety and service capacity, expand Surgery Center capacity, and meet the needs of our current and emergent senior patients. The key activities also establish the framework for future expansion of health services. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the senior population is growing everywhere within the United States, but especially in smaller communities. With this growth comes an increased demand for healthcare services specific to the aged and aging populations. In order to meet this demand and keep our community healthy, it is necessary that healthcare services are local, accessible, and affordable especially for those on fixed or limited incomes.
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Gun Detection School Safety Project
Recipient: Mead School District
Recipient Address: 2323 E Farwell Rd., Spokane, WA 99021
Request: $283,300
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to allow Mead School District to detect visible firearms and then use that information to provide alerts consisting of a picture of the person with the gun and the location of the camera that detected them. The goal of the project is to use cutting-edge technology to detect and mitigate potential gun crimes at Mead schools. Implementing the gun violence prevention technology at Mead School District aligns directly with the law enforcement, crime prevention and technology improvement focus of the federal Byrne Justice Grant Program.
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Wastewater Nitrogen Reduction Project
Recipient: City of Palouse
Recipient Address: 120 E Main St., Palouse, WA 99161
Request: $5,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to prevent NPDES permit violations and enforcement by the WA Dept of Ecology by reducing nitrogen outputs from the wastewater treatment plant to Palouse River. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the project will protect public health and the environment by bringing the Palouse Wastewater Treatment Plant into regulatory compliance.
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Republic Library, Childcare Facility and Community Center
Recipient: City of Republic
Recipient Address: 987 S Clark Ave, Republic, WA 99166
Request: $2,800,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because, due to its central location in a rural and impoverished county, the facility will meet economic development, broadband equity, and public health and safety needs.
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City of Chewelah Water Main Replacements
Recipient: City of Chewelah
Recipient Address: 301 E. Clay, Chewelah, WA. 99109
Request: $1,951,035
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to make critical infrastructure investments aimed at enhancing the overall safety, reliability, and efficiency of its water system. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because this project will significantly enhance economic and community development efforts in Chewelah as well as the quality of life of residents.
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Sewer Collection System Improvement Project
Recipient: City of Ritzville
Recipient Address: 216 E Main Ave, Ritzville, WA 99169
Request: $2,100,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds due to the impact on public health and safety the outdated sewer system has on the city and region. Federal funding will allow the City to overcome the significant hurdle of updating this sewer infrastructure project which is something that cannot happen with the City’s limited resources.
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Regional Workforce Development Center for Rural Youth project
Recipient: NEW Health Programs Association
Recipient Address: 09 E Main Ave, Chewelah, WA 99109
Request: $4,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for the renovation of a facility for the creation of a youth workforce development center combined with non-profit medical, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services for a medically underserved area. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because this project will result in significant long term economic development for rural northeast Washington State. In addition to creating a career training a facility for rural youth, the project will newly bring essential health care services to the community to provide over 18,000 dental visits and over 2,000 behavioral health visits annually.
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New Reservoir and Water System Improvements project
Recipient: Town of Springdale
Recipient Address: N 206 Second St., Springdale, WA 99713
Request: $2,100,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to design and construct a second reservoir, increasing the town’s water storage capacity from 90,000 gallons to the necessary 350,000 gallons. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds as it will add storage capacity to the Town’s water system to ensure safe and reliable drinking water is maintained during an event such as a fire or loss of supply. The project will add storage capacity to meet the Town’s fire flow criteria and will establish a second reservoir that will provide a reserve for fire-fighting and continued system pressure in case of a temporary loss of supply.
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College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences automation and AI in dairy project
Recipient: Washington State University
Recipient Address: Washington State University, located at 1815 Wilson Rd, Pullman, WA 99163
Request: $1,700,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to expand research on agriculture automation and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to enhance food security and workforce needs. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because this project creates technology that is easily shareable and would directly benefit dairy operations throughout Washington state. The proposed effort to advance automation and AI technology directly addresses the first, second, third, and ninth highest revenue commodities in the state and will support additional on-farm workforce training.
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FY24 Community Project Requests

WA-05 Community Project Funding Submissions Disclosure

*Projects are listed in the order of subcommittee submissions deadlines for the FY24 appropriations cycle

City of Palouse Headworks & Effluent Cooling Project
Recipient: City of Palouse
Recipient Address: 120 E. Main Street, P.O. Box 248, Palouse, WA 99161
Request: $1,920,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for upgrades to the city’s wastewater treatment plant. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the City of Palouse must comply with federal water quality standards.
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Colville Tribe Inchelium Community Water System Upgrade Projects
Recipient: Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Recipient Address: 21 Colville Street, Nespelem, WA, 99155
Request: $3,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The project would also include one new water tower and upgrades to the water main. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Colville Tribe must make upgrades to its water system to meet federal Safe Drinking Water Standards.
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Republic, WA Water System Project
Recipient: City of Republic
Recipient Address: 987 S Clark Ave, Republic, WA 99166
Request: $2,031,800
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to replace the city’s water tank, as the current water tank is failing and puts the City of Republic at risk of being able to meet Safe Drinking Water Act standards. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds, because the City of Republic must make upgrades to its water tanks to meet federal Safe Drinking Water Standards.
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Town of Washtucna Water Supply Project
Recipient: Town of Washtucna
Recipient Address: 165 S Main Street, Washtucna, WA 99371
Request: $965,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to support a large water supply project, with components that include deepening an existing well, constructing a new pump station, installing chlorination equipment, and more. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because the Town of Washtucna is at risk of not being able to meet federal Safe Drinking Water Act Standards without completing the project.
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City of Ritzville Sewer Collection System Improvements
Recipient: City of Ritzville
Recipient Address: 216 East Main Ave, Ritzville, WA 99169
Request: $2,896,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for design and construction of Ritzville’s high priority sewer collection system improvement project. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds, because the City of Ritzville’s outdated sewer system is putting it at risk of not meeting Clean Water Act standards.
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WSU Pullman Safety Enhancement Project
Recipient: Washington State University Campus Police
Recipient Address: 2201 Grimes Way, Pullman, WA 99163
Request: $12,400,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used for making improvements to campus safety at WSU Pullman, including installing security cameras in critical high-risk areas and adding exterior door access control management to 50 primary academic buildings. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds because recent events in Moscow, ID, have exposed the vulnerabilities of college communities, and more security measure are needed to keep students safe and ensure local law enforcement has the tools it needs to prevent and respond to tragedies.
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Adams County 415-3 Booker Road Bridge
Recipient: Adams County, WA
Recipient Address: 210 W. Broadway, Ritzville, WA 99169
Request: $3,978,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to replace a bridge that requires reconstruction to support the Odessa Groundwater Replacement Project. The project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds, because the project is one component of a federally-funded water infrastructure project.
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Airway Heights Garfield Road/US-2 Roundabout Project
Recipient: City of Airway Heights
Recipient Address: 1208 S. Lundstrom, Airway Heights, WA 99001
Request: $2,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to construct a roundabout at a key intersection on US-2. This project is an appropriate use of taxpayer funds, because the project will support public safety.
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City of College Place SW Mojonnier Road Project
Recipient: City of College Place
Recipient Address: 625 S. College Ave, College Place, WA 99324
Request: $2,500,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to reconstruct the corridor from a rural roadway with 11’ travel lanes to 12’ travel lanes with a center turn lane at intersections, bicycle lanes, sidewalks, and lighting. The funding is a good use of taxpayer funding because it would support public safety.
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Spokane County Four Lakes Interchange Project
Recipient: Spokane County, WA
Recipient Address: 1116 W. Broadway Avenue, Suite #100, Spokane, WA 99260
Request: $4,500,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to revise the existing I-90/SR-904 interchange to allow for direct connection to Craig Road. Currently, all traffic leaving I-90 must go south, through the Four Lakes community, and then cross back under the freeway to travel north. The funding is a good use of taxpayer funding because it would support public safety.
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Port of Walla Walla US Hwy 12 Clinton Interchange Project
Recipient: Port of Walla Walla
Recipient Address: 310 A Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362
Request: $6,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to replace an existing at-grade intersection at US Highway 12 and Clinton Street with a tight diamond interchange. Clinton Street would also be raised over the highway to provide a safe north-south crossing for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicle traffic. The funding is a good use of taxpayer funding because it would support public safety.
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City of Spokane Freya-Palouse Project
Recipient: City of Spokane
Recipient Address: 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA 99201
Request: $3,992,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to reconstruct the Freya Street and Palouse Highway intersection as a roundabout to improve traffic flow on the south Freya corridor and Palouse highway. The funding is a good use of taxpayer funding because it would support public safety.
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Spokane Valley Sullivan and Trent Interchange Project
Recipient: City of Spokane Valley, WA
Recipient Address: 10210 E. Sprague Ave., Spokane, WA 99206
Request: $3,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to improve operations of a failing interchange, replacing the “high risk” Sullivan Road interchange bridge over State Route 290 (Trent Ave.) and eliminate congestion at one of the busiest industrial intersections in the region. The funding is a good use of taxpayer funding because it would support public safety.
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Pullman Moscow Regional Airport Terminal Project
Recipient: Pullman Moscow Regional Airport
Recipient Address: 300 Airport Complex N., Pullman, WA 99163
Request: $3,500,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to support the airport’s terminal project, which includes two connector taxiways, one central deicing pad, three aircraft parking positions, and an additional 2,700 square yard aircraft parking position. The funding is a good use of taxpayer resources because it would help enhance a regional travel hub.
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FY23 Community Project Requests

WA-05 Community Project Funding Submissions Disclosure
Submitted May 13, 2022

*Projects are listed in Alphabetical Order

Adams County Bridge Replacement
Recipient: Adams County
Recipient Address: 210 W Broadway, Ritzville, WA 99169
Request: $3,878,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: Funding for this project would replace one of ten bridges that have been impacted by the East Low Canal phase of the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Project. Replacing this bridge would help provide conservation of the ground water in the Odessa Subarea, economic development to agricultural land by providing surface water, and improvement to the transportation system that is critical to agriculture freight routes.
Financial Disclosure
City of Spokane Municipal Court Domestic Violence Project
Recipient: City of Spokane
Recipient Address: 808 W Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99201
Request: $500,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to increase capacity within the Spokane Municipal Court’s Criminal Justice Service Department (aka Probation) to hire an individual who would undertake a Risk, Needs Responsivity analysis which would allow for the development of individual treatment approaches that would best address underlying drivers of the violence. The funding would then also secure the ability to refer without financial barrier those individuals determined would be best served by the Domestic Violence Intervention Treatment and provide ongoing treatment between 26-52 weeks depending on an individual’s treatment needs.
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City of Spokane Street Planning Northeast Spokane Project
Recipient: City of Spokane
Recipient Address: 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane, WA 99201
Request: $986,100
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to help support road infrastructure leading to 846 acres of primarily industrial-zoned property in the NEPDA commercial district.
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Pioneer Human Services Housing Project
Recipient: Pioneer Human Services
Recipient Address: 206 S. Post St., Spokane, WA 99201
Request: $838,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to support the renovation of Pioneer Human Services’ housing facility in Spokane, WA, which provides justice-involved individuals with complex barriers an option for stable housing.
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Spokane County Craig Road Project
Recipient: Spokane County
Recipient Address: Suite #100, 1116 W. Broadway Ave, Spokane, WA 99260
Request: $3,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: This section of the Craig Road project will have a huge impact on the region. By opening up a new truck corridor into the West Plains from I90, the economic growth of the West Plains and its Aerospace Cluster will continue to expand. The project would provide a commercial bypass and remove truck traffic from the center of Airway Heights. This would create a safer environment for local vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians on the city of Airway Height’s main corridor through town.
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Spokane County Sheriff Helicopter Modernization
Recipient: Spokane County Sheriff’s Office
Recipient Address: 1100 W Mallon Avenue, Spokane, WA 99260
Request: $500,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The Spokane Regional Air Support Unit (SRASU) is a regional aviation unit dedicated to assisting and improving public safety. The SRASU provides aerial support to public safety agencies responding to fugitive apprehension, search and rescue, fire suppression, gang and drug surveillance, and disaster management. Retirement of the existing helicopters and replacing it with a new helicopter is critical to public safety in the region.
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Spokane Police Department Interconnectivity Project
Recipient: Spokane Police Department
Recipient Address: 1100 W Mallon Avenue, Spokane, VA 99260
Request: $1,317,140.90
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers:
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Spokane Valley Bigelow Sullivan Corridor Project
Recipient: City of Spokane Valley
Recipient Address: 10210 E. Sprague Avenue, Spokane Valley, WA 99206
Request: $2,650,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used in the engineering phase to reconstruct the Sullivan Road interchange at SR 290, including its on/off ramps and also improve the adjacent bridge over the BNSF tracks.
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Stevens County Chewelah A to Z Road Project
Recipient: Stevens County Public Works
Recipient Address: 185 E Hawthorne Ave, Colville, WA 99114
Request: $5,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: This funding would be used to make necessary improvements to county road infrastructure to support the Chewelah A to Z project.
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Stevens County Justice Center
Recipient: Stevens County
Recipient Address: 215 South Oak Street, Colville, WA 99114
Request: $5,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to support components of the county’s larger justice center construction, including updating court and administrative facilities and facilities for court clerks.
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Tri-State Memorial Hospital Imaging Project
Recipient: Tri-State Memorial Hospital
Recipient Address: 1221 Highland Avenue, Clarkston, WA 99403
Request: $2,500,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding will be used to help increase access to health care services in Eastern Washington by supporting the purchase and installation of two CT scanning machines and one MRI machine.
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Upper Columbia United Tribes Salmon Project
Recipient: Upper Columbia United Tribes (UCUT)
Recipient Address: 25 W. Maine Ave, Suite 434, Spokane, WA 99201
Request: $5,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would support phase two of the UCUT’s study evaluating juvenile sockeye salmon behavior and survival above hydropower dams that currently lack fish passage on the Columbia River system.
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Walla Walla Emergency Operations Center
Recipient: Walla Walla County
Recipient Address: 314 W. Main Street, Walla Walla, WA 99362
Request: $750,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used to move the emergency operations center to higher ground that is well outside of the floodplain and away from any large earthquake risk.
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Whitman County Public Hospital District 1-A Equipment Modernization
Recipient: Whitman County Public Hospital District
Recipient Address: 840 SE Bishop Blvd., Suite 200, Pullman, WA 99163
Request: $5,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be use to support rural health care access by allowing the hospital system to update its electronic health record system.
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Washington State University Project on Mental Health Services in Rural Areas
Recipient: Washington State University
Recipient Address: 600 N. Riverpoint Blvd, Spokane, WA 99202
Request: $500,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding would be used as part of an effort to determine the availability of behavioral health services in rural communities and better support mental health needs within those communities.
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FY22 Community Project Requests

WA-05 Community Project Funding Submissions Disclosure
Submitted April 30, 2021

*Projects are listed in alphabetical order

Best Buddies Inclusion Project in Eastern Washington
Recipient: Best Buddies/Jen Gelhardt
Recipient Address: 2617 S. Grant Blvd., Spokane, WA 99203
Request: $53,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: This funding would allow Best Buddies to expand and add three chapters to high schools in the 5th congressional district of Washington. This program would benefit the people of Eastern Washington by fostering inclusion and compassion for individuals with disabilities in our school system.
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City of Airway Heights Water Replacement
Recipient: City of Airway Heights
Recipient Address: 1208 S. Lundstrom Street, Airway Heights, WA 99001
Request: $21,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The City’s domestic drinking water source has become unusable. Without a new water source, the city will have trouble meeting long-term federal Clean Drinking Water Act compliance.
Financial Disclosure
City of College Place Wastewater Treatment
Recipient: City of College Place
Recipient Address: 430 Owens Road, College Place, WA 99362
Request: $15,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The project is necessary to increase wastewater storage capacity and prevent non-compliant discharge to Garrison Creek.
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City of Spokane Northeast Infrastructure Wellesley-Freya to Havana
Recipient: City of Spokane
Recipient Address: 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd., Spokane WA 99201
Request: $3,400,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding will help support road reconstruction improvements necessary to facilitate the development of up to 426,500 additional square-feet of industrial space and generate up to $1.6 million in annual County and City property taxes, which will be used for infrastructure improvements to attract additional private investment.
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City of Cusick Water Treatment Facility
Recipient: Town of Cusick
Recipient Address: P.O. Box 263, 111 S 1st Ave, Cusick, WA 99119
Request: $5,103,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The funding will help ensure the Town of Cusick and Kalispel Indian Reservation maintain potable water for residents. The water system is in a dire state, reflective of decades of deferred maintenance.
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Columbia Basin Project Odessa Groundwater
Recipient: Columbia Basin Development League
Recipient Address: 203 Mission Ave, Cashmere, WA 98815
Request: $2,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program (OGWRP) is an environmental and regional economy rescue program focused on replacing deep well irrigation from the depleting Odessa Ground Water Management Subarea aquifer within the Columbia Basin Project service area with Project water supplies. Remaining ground water supplies will be reserved for domestic and municipal uses while preserving highly productive irrigated lands that drive thousands of jobs in the region. The program has completed all required environmental, water rights and Endangered Species Act reviews and is in phased construction.
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Malden Wastewater Project Recipient:Town of Malden

Recipient Address:W. 204 Moreland Avenue, Malden, WA 99149
Request:$6,000,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers:Supports the Town of Malden’s Recovery following the Babb Road Fire in September 2020. The only solution is to install a sewer system for the entire Town. This would be a brand new system that will include collection, treatment, and disposal.
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Spokane County Medical Examiner Technology
Recipient: Spokane County
Recipient Address: 102 South Spokane St, Spokane, WA 99202
Request: $1,125,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: This facility is essential to Washington’s 5th Congressional district because it is a critical way for residents to receive timely information about a family member’s death and is used as a conduit to inform the public and elected officials about death investigations and how the community might need to respond to certain crises. The funding would allow the facility to modernize equipment. Specifically, these funds will be used to purchase equipment such as a Computerized Tomography (CT) body scanner to support regional Medical Examiner and Coroner forensic death investigations.
Financial Disclosure
Spokane Sheriff COPS Technology
Recipient: Spokane County Sheriff’s Office
Recipient Address: 1100 W. Mallon Avenue, Spokane, WA 99260
Request: $480,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: Spokane Sheriff’s Department looks to promote public safety and foster an environment of social and economic prosperity. Property crimes are difficult to solve under the current modus operandi. Property crime DNA evidence takes a back seat at the crime lab. The Rapid DNA technology would allow the Sheriff’s office to run the samples themselves.
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Stevens PUD Waitts Lake/Valley Septage Reuse Project
Recipient: Stevens Public Utility District #1
Recipient Address: PO Box 592, Loon Lake, WA 99148
Request: $1,680,000
Explanation of Project and Value to Taxpayers: The project provides environmental benefits and a solution for a facility that has run at or near capacity for the last five years. There are fewer and fewer options available in the area to dispose of septic waste. The facility expansion is necessary to maintain Clean Water Act compliance.
Financial Disclosure

FY22 Surface Transportation Requests

WA-05 Member Designated Projects Disclosure
Submitted April 23, 2021

*Projects are listed in alphabetical order

Project Name: Airway Heights Downtown Alternative Transportation Improvements
Project Location: Airway Heights, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of Airway Heights
Funding Request: $761,200
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Airway Heights Industrial Subarea Connectivity Project
Project Location: Airway Heights, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of Airway Heights
Funding Request: $2,764,500
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Airway Heights West Plains Connection
Project Location: Airway Heights, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of Airway Heights
Funding Request: $5,500,000
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Project Name: City of College Place Mojonnier Road
Project Location: College Place, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of College Place
Funding Request: $2,453,574
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Project Name: City of College Place SE 12th Street
Project Location: College Place, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of College Place
Funding Request: $2,623,530
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Project Name: City of Davenport Truck Route Bypass
Project Location: Davenport, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of Davenport
Funding Request: $900,000
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Project Name: City of Spokane Valley Pines GSP
Project Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of Spokane Valley
Funding Request: $19,300,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: City of Spokane Valley South Barker Road Corridor
Project Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of Spokane Valley
Funding Request: $12,900,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: City of Spokane Valley Spokane Valley River Loop
Project Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Project Sponsor: The City of Spokane Valley
Funding Request: $2,000,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: City of Waitsburg Highway 12 Preston Bridge Replacement Touchet River
Project Location: Touchet, WA
Project Sponsor: City of Waitsburg
Funding Request: $350,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Ferry County Kettle River Road Rehabilitation
Project Location: Kettle Falls, WA
Project Sponsor: Ferry County
Funding Request: $1,797,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Lincoln County Central Branch Line Rehabilitation Project
Project Location: Davenport, WA
Project Sponsor: Lincoln County
Funding Request: $9,400,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Palouse River Bridge Replacement
Project Location: Colfax, WA
Project Sponsor: Washington State Department of Transportation
Funding Request: $6,000,000
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Project Name: Pend Oreille County West Side Calispel/McKenzie Road
Project Location: Chewelah, WA
Project Sponsor: Pend Oreille County
Funding Request: $2,860,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Port of Walla Walla US 12 Clinton Interchange
Project Location: Walla Walla
Project Sponsor: Port of Walla Walla
Funding Request: $5,700,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Port of Walla Walla US 12 Phase 8
Project Location: Walla Walla
Project Sponsor: Port of Walla Walla
Funding Request: $14,400,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Spokane Airport Spotted Road Project
Project Location: Spokane, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane Airport Board
Funding Request: $12,500,000
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Project Name: Spokane County 32nd and Barker Road Widening
Project Location: Spokane Valley, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County
Funding Request: $2,500,000
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Project Name: Spokane County Argonne Road Intersection
Project Location: Spokane, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County
Funding Request: $3,500,000
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Project Name: Spokane County & City of Spokane Valley Bigelow Gulch and Sullivan Corridor
Project Location: Spokane Valley WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County & City of Spokane Valley
Funding Request: $2,650,000
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Project Name: Spokane County Craig Road
Project Location: Medical Lake, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County
Funding Request: $3,500,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Spokane County Elder Road Reconstruction
Project Location: Rockford, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County
Funding Request: $4,000,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Spokane County Glenrose Realignment
Project Location: Spokane, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County
Funding Request: $2,000,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Spokane County Hayford Road
Project Location: Spokane, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County
Funding Request: $600,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Spokane County Wall Street Corridor Safety Improvement
Project Location: Spokane, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County
Funding Request: $1,500,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Spokane County West Plains I-90 Interchange
Project Location: Spokane, WA
Project Sponsor: Spokane County
Funding Request: $2,000,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Usk Bridge
Project Location: Usk, WA
Project Sponsor: Kalispel Tribe of Indians
Funding Request: $3,091,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Whitman County Kirkendahl/Sand Road Reconstruction and Pullman Truck Bypass Creation
Project Location: Pullman, WA
Project Sponsor: Whitman County
Funding Request: $6,920,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Whitman County Lamont Road Reconstruction
Project Location: Lamont, WA
Project Sponsor: Whitman County
Funding Request: $865,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: Whitman County Lancaster Road Resurfacing
Project Location: St. John, WA
Project Sponsor: Whitman County
Funding Request: $1,990,000
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Project Name: WSDOT US 12 Bridge Street-Diagonal Street
Project Location: Clarkston, WA
Project Sponsor: Washington State Department of Transportation
Funding Request: $2,500,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: WSDOT US 2 Colbert Road Intersection
Project Location: Colbert, WA
Project Sponsor: Washington State Department of Transportation
Funding Request: $1,610,000
Financial Disclosure

Project Name: WSDOT SR 129 Highland Ave to US 12 ADA Compliance
Project Location: Clarkston, WA
Project Sponsor: Washington State Department of Transportation
Funding Request: $550,000
Financial Disclosure