Healthy Parks,
Healthy Neighborhoods
A citywide investment in neighborhood parks, safety, and maintenance
A Part of Together Spokane
Parks. Schools. Neighborhoods
Park Levy
The Spokane Parks Levy is a $240 million, 20-year initiative approved by voters in November 2025 to enhance every park in every neighborhood across the City of Spokane. The plan reflects the top community requests for park improvements, based on extensive feedback gathered during our 2021/2022 master planning.
The initiative is part of a collaboration with Spokane Public Schools called Together Spokane – two separate initiatives with one goal of improving Spokane neighborhoods.
What projects are in the Parks levy?
- Enhanced security by more than doubling our Special Commission Park Ranger team
- Improved daily maintenance and vandalism repair by adding 50% more maintenance staff
- Renovate or replace all restrooms (85 +/-)
- Renovate or replace all playgrounds (54 +/-)
- 3 new neighborhood parks (Shiloh Hills, North Indian Trail, and Latah/Hangman)
- 3 major park renovations (Minnehaha, Harmon, and Grant)
- 1 new all-weather, lighted, rectangular sports field
- Renovate all sport courts (14 +/-)
- 1 new disc golf course
- 1 new pump track
- Modernize outdated water systems (12 +/-)
- 5 trail and trailhead renovation/developments
- Natural land acquisition and management
- Renovations to 3-5 existing softball/baseball fields with all-weather surface infields and/or practice lights
Spokane Parks Levy – Safety in Spokane Parks
Spokane Parks Levy – Maintenance
Spokane Parks Levy – Restrooms and Playgrounds
Spokane Parks Levy – New and Renovated Parks
Spokane Parks Levy – Fuels Reduction
What would my neighborhood receive?
Every neighborhood would see park improvements.
To learn more about investments planned for parks in your neighborhood, please see Program Details. All park renovations would be designed in consultation with neighborhoods via neighborhood councils.
Why is levy funding necessary for these improvements?
Parks & Recreation can provide the current level of service with our existing budget, but to do more, it would require new funding sources.
The Parks division receives approximately 2.3% of the City's budget (representing 8% of the general fund expenditures). Program revenues and grants bring in additional money. Combined, the annual Parks & Recreation budget is about $25 million. These funds allow us to steward nearly 4,000 acres of public land and offer hundreds of free and low-cost recreation programs.
If approved, the levy would account for about 25% of the Parks budget, providing the funding to renovate aging parks, build new parks in neighborhoods without them, hire more maintenance and safety staff, add more all-weather fields, conserve more natural lands, and improve trailheads.
What is the cost of the Parks levy to the average homeowner?
27 cents per $1,000 assessed property value. This means if you own a $325,000 home, just above the median taxable value in the city, the parks proposal would cost an additional $7.31 / month.
$12.1 million a year for 20 years
Would you like to share feedback?
To submit your feedback, please email parks@spokanecity.org or fill out our simple online form.
