River creep

As environmentalists call foul, the Ruby River Hotel ticks off the checklist of requirements to build a large dock east of Division Street. Some worry the project would change the river forever.

By: Aaron Hedge

Outlets: RANGE Media

Published: May 22, 2026

Words: 1,958

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Mayor Lisa Brown had to learn about it in The Spokesman: a 2,200 square-foot dock for sunbathers and paddlers that may soon stretch far into the Spokane River just upstream of the Upper Spokane Falls Dam.

Because it’s so big and in such a visible part of the river, the project has massive implications for the future of development on the river, which is still healing from a century of abuse from various industries. …

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