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Major Initiatives
This is a summary of the City’s Major Initiatives, a
full detailed list of Major Initiatives and
department accomplishments are available in the
ACFR.
Economic Development and Growth
Management – Ongoing efforts on behalf of the
City and the Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency
continue to provide for growth and business
attraction with the City Center area. The City and
Agency continue to work on transportation
improvements within other areas of the
community, including completing the Spencer
Street connection to Seltice Way and providing a
multi-use trail along the east side of Highway 41
that received grant funding through the
Community Choices for Idaho program. This
funding also has matching funds coming from
the Urban Renewal Agency. The City completed
two roundabout and safety projects in 2022
(Poleline and Cecil Road and Mullan frontage
and Cecil Road). Both of these projects saw an
80% + reduction in collisions in 2023 vs collision
rates prior to the projects construction. Such
collaboration provides for improvement of
capacity and safety to the local and regional
transportation systems.
Public Health/Environment - The goal of
effective and timely maintenance and repair of
facilities and equipment is one of our highest
priorities. The Street Maintenance Division has a
program of bi-weekly sweeping citywide in the
summer months for dust control. The City has
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continued to emphasize on crack sealing, chip
management, and new playground equipment. The
sealing and maintenance overlay of streets to department continues to emphasize good customer
preserve current paved surfaces. A program has service and maximization of resources as it tries to
been initiated to pave or replace badly deteriorated
keep up with the rapidly increasingly public demand
chip sealed streets with new pavement in for services.
residential districts.
The Water Utility Division operates the City water Major Business Development Highlights—
system consisting of 9 wells and 5 reservoirs. In In 2023, a more modest amount of rooftops were
fiscal year 2023, construction was completed on added to the City of Post Falls for a total of 539
two new wells which add capacity to the water housing units. There were 290 single family housing
system. In fiscal year 2024, another well will be unit (HU) permits issued and an additional 249 multi
added. -family housing HU created. Examples of
The Water Reclamation Facility has a capacity of 4.1 multifamily projects in 2023 are the following with
million gallons/day and 30 lift stations, having
unit counts in (X): Amelia Apartments Phase II (180),
removed two from operation in 2022 by
constructing permanent interceptor lines. Bio-solids Millworx North Mixed Use (67), Aspen Homes Multi
-family (4). The following are highlights of the
are hauled off site and processed by Barr Tech.
approved commercial Site Plans in 2023: Terre
Other Community Services – The Parks and Coffee, Prairie Falls Clubhouse, Farwest Steel,
Recreation Department is responsible for the Popeye's (2nd site), North Idaho Eye Institute,
operations of the Parks, Recreation, Cemetery, and Tullamore 1st Addition Lots 6 & 8, Corbin Road
Urban Forestry divisions. The department focus is Commons, SWC Retail Center, Peak Health and
planning, development, and standardization of Wellness, Golden Rule Brake, Dragon Jacket, KCFR
infrastructure to increase system efficiency,
Station 3, Newman Commercial Lot 1, and the Post
improve cost effectiveness, safety, and reduce Falls Food Service Facility.
liability. The department continues to comply with
In 2024, due to higher interest, residential
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), playground
safety and environmental regulations. The last few developed is expected to be slower than previous
years. Commercial/industrial development is
years the department has made improvements in
expected to remain strong, due to the prior years of
the following areas: state of the art irrigation
substantial residential development. It will be
systems, ADA compliance, upgraded picnic shelters,
exciting to see what all develops in 2024.
modern restroom facilities, trails and pathways,
maintenance equipment, trash collection, security
cameras, energy efficient lighting, wildlife