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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Paying to park: Background stories

The Spokesman-Review has published hundreds of articles about River Park Square since the project first became public in 1994. We sifted through our archives and present here a chronological list of some of the major developments that were reported over the past 10 years. You can see for yourself how the issue unfolded and how we reported it at the time.


5/19/1994:

» Key Projects unveiled at trade fair


8/11/1994:

» EX-PENNEY SITE ATTRACTS NEW INTEREST


8/18/1994:

» DOWNTOWN'S FUTURE TIED TO BRIDGE


4/15/1995:

» City leaders seek support for big retail project


4/29/1995:

» PARTNERSHIP SEEKS LOAN, GRANT


5/14/1995:

» ENTIRE COMMUNITY WOULD PROFIT FROM DOWNTOWN PLANS


5/17/1995:

» DOWNTOWN PROJECT CALLED CRUCIAL


6/13/1995:

» CITY OKS DOWNTOWN RENEWAL


6/14/1995:

» DECISION CALLED CITY CENTER'S SALVATION


9/29/1996:

» GARAGE KEY TO DOWNTOWN PROJECT


10/10/1996:

» EUGSTER CLAIMS PLAN VIOLATES STATE LAWS


10/16/1996:

» PARKING METERS MAY FUND GARAGE


10/17/1996:

» COUNCIL WEIGHS GARAGE ORDINANCE
» VISIONARY PLAN SERVES ALL OF US


10/23/1996:

» ATTORNEY SUING CITY OVER GARAGE


10/29/1996:

» NEW FINANCING CONSIDERED FOR PARKING GARAGE


11/26/1996:

» COUNCIL PASSES REDEVELOPMENT MEASURE


1/24/1997:

» NORTHTOWN OFFICIALS BLAST DOWNTOWN MALL


1/28/1997:

» COUNCIL OKS RIVER PARK DEVELOPMENT


4/12/1997:

» JUDGE REJECTS LAWSUIT OVER DOWNTOWN PLAN


7/1/1997:

» CITY OKS REDEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS


10/14/1997:

» RIVER PARK DEMOLITION UNDER WAY


10/26/1997:

» JOIN US IN SAVING DOWNTOWN, THE HEART OF SPOKANE


11/14/1997:

» COURTS OKS SQUARE DEAL


1/29/1998:

» LOAN COLLATERAL UP TO CITY, TALBOTT TOLD


3/27/1998:

» RPS PROJECT BEING RUSHED, TALBOTT SAYS
» THE DOWNTOWN DEBATE


3/29/1998:

» MAYOR'S DUTIES DO NOT INCLUDE BLOWING SMOKE


7/17/1998:

» CITY GETS CLEAN SLATE ON RIVER PARK DEAL


7/28/1998:

» RIVER PARK CONTRACTS OK'D


12/5/1998:

» HUD LOAN ON TARGET, DESPITE TALK


1/6/1999:

» PAPER MAY HAVE LEASE DETAILS


2/13/1999:

» CULPRIT SOUGHT IN LEAK OF LEASE


2/18/1999:

» SEARCH FOR LEAK A `WITCH HUNT'


4/3/1999:

» FIGHT OVER LEAKED NORDSTROM LEASE ENDS


1/25/2000:

» Eugster appointed to garage board


2/1/2000:

» Garage rating lowered


2/8/2000:

» City threatens mall with foreclosure


3/7/2000:

» Parking garage shortfall prompts request for city


3/10/2000:

» City loan for downtown garage in doubt


3/19/2000:

» Garage suffers from high expectations
» A matter of inconvenience
» City leaders defend decision made under pressure
» Parkers pay less at city-owned garages elsewhere
» Ties to garage have no impact on storytelling


3/20/2000:

» Garage solution will take political finesse
» Parking rates only one part of equation


4/4/2000:

» Dispute nags new parking garage study


4/20/2000:

» Downtown parking garage bonds take ratings hit


4/21/2000:

» Report says garage faces years of debt


4/24/2000:

» Ideas posed for garage revenues


4/27/2000:

» Council rejects loan for parking garage


5/4/2000:

» Developers vow to sue for revenue


5/9/2000:

» Council hires Seattle lawyer for parking case


5/17/2000:

» Downtown mall a big boon despite garage


5/25/2000:

» City ordered to loan meter funds to garage


5/26/2000:

» City appeals garage ruling


5/27/2000:

» City moves to block garage loan


6/8/2000:

» Wall Street downgrades credit rating


6/16/2000:

» No end in sight for garage standoff
» Appraisal method at heart of garage dispute


6/24/2000:

» Developers reject offer to settle garage dispute


7/18/2000:

» City to file suit over parking garage


7/19/2000:

» City claims conspiracy in lawsuit
» Council members on both sides of lawsuit
» City's offer; developer's counteroffer


7/21/2000:

» City's garage legal fees top $100,000
» Developer denies hiding garage study


7/25/2000:

» River Park Square legal costs mount
» New lawsuit filed against parking garage


8/1/2000:

» Legal fight over garage in limbo


8/6/2000:

» Garage war could trigger indirect hits


10/19/2000:

» Eugster quits post with PDA


10/31/2000:

» Garage promise `illegal'


11/1/2000:

» Lease altered to sell garage bonds, lawyer says


12/23/2000:

» Garage fight spurs claim of bad faith


2/9/2001:

» Mayor gets tough on garage


5/2/2001:

» Loan default could jeopardize city block grant


5/8/2001:

» City could default on loan, council hears


6/17/2001:

» No dent made in garage dispute


6/19/2001:

» Suit targets council members, spouses


7/11/2001:

» Negotiators seek common ground on garage


7/31/2001:

» Council OKs garage loan


8/1/2001:

» Powers vetoes loan for garage; PDA head quits


8/8/2001:

» Spokane's bond ratings downgraded after veto


8/24/2001:

» Powers offers to split garage risk


9/15/2001:

» IRS says garage bonds not tax-exempt


11/1/2001:

» Garage issue looms over another election


2/10/2002:

» Garage lawsuits multiply


2/24/2002:

» Garage lawsuits: It's war


3/23/2002:

» City ordered to make garage loan


3/30/2002:

» Spokane will appeal garage ruling


5/8/2002:

» `Knock off the PR,' mayor tells developer


6/20/2002:

» Mall developer probes influence of Met Mortgage


7/20/2002:

» Cool head enters garage fracas


3/26/2003:

» Appeals Court backs garage lawsuit ruling


8/12/2003:

» Parking garage was overpriced, Powers says


9/17/2003:

» Court: City must loan money to garage


10/14/2003:

» No choice on garage, city told


10/21/2003:

» Council splits 3-3 on garage loan


1/14/2004:

» Garage mediation to start


1/31/2004:

» City will tap block grants for RPS


3/12/2004:

» RPS problems could cost Spokane grant recipients