Council Member Waldref to host Council Connection about new housing, neighborhood revitalization

Lori Kinnear, 509.625.6719


Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at 11:47 a.m.


The next edition of “Council Connection,” the cable television program featuring Spokane City Council members as hosts, will be shown live, Thursday, September 5, at 6 p.m. on CityCable 5. Council Member Amber Waldref, District 1, will host the program titled “Supporting New Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization in Spokane.”

The show will feature guests including: Kendall Yards Developer Jason Wheaton and Community Frameworks representative Chris Venn.

“Affordable, diverse and well-maintained housing is vital to the neighborhood vitality and financial sustainability of Spokane,” Waldref explains. “The City needs to encourage a variety of housing types and make it easier to develop quality projects in our targeted centers and corridors.”

Council Member Waldref will accept calls from viewers during the program; the phone number to reach the show is 625-6337.

“Council Connection” is shown live on the first Wednesday of the month and is replayed throughout the month. CityCable 5 is the City of Spokane’s government-access cable station; it’s found on channel 5 on the Comcast cable system in Spokane.

“Council Connection” programs also can be found on the City’s web site. Go to spokanecity.org/citycable5 and click on “City Council Connection” to reach the archived programs.