Spokane City Council authorizes relocation of Monaghan Monument amid traffic safety measures

Spokane council approves removal of historic war memorial

The Spokane City Council has approved the removal of the Ensign John Monaghan statue that has stood near a busy downtown intersection for almost 120 years. On Monday night, the council voted 5-2 in favor of removing the statue during planned roadwork to realign the intersection at Monroe Street and Riverside Avenue.  The statue will likely be moved to the Monaghan family mausoleum at Fairmount Memorial Park following approval from both Monaghan’…

Spokane City Council considers 'No Turn On Red' policy for downtown area

SPOKANE, Wash. – The Spokane City Council is considering implementing a "No Turn On Red" policy in the downtown area to enhance pedestrian safety.

After stops and starts and a lot of standing still, the Monaghan statue will be removed, City Council says again

After years of debate over the future of the controversial statue of Ensign John Monaghan that has stood next to a busy downtown Spokane intersection for nearly 120 years, the Spokane City Council has given its final stamp of approval for the statue’s removal.

Spokane City Council authorizes relocation of Monaghan Monument amid traffic safety measures

The Spokane City Council voted 5-2 to relocate the Monaghan Monument as part of a push to increase pedestrian safety in the downtown core.

Could Spokane move to keep ICE out of parks? – RANGE Media

(Art by Erin Sellers) Welcome to CIVICS, where we break down the week’s municipal meetings throughout the Inland Northwest, so you can keep track of and fight for the issues you care about.  Here are highlights of what’s coming up: Spokane City Council could vote to remove the racist Monaghan statue as part of traffic safety clean-up downtown. At the Urban Experience Committee, the council will discuss an ordinance that could give the Parks Dep…