| City of Post Falls, 408 Spokane Street, Post Falls, ID 83854 |
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| Press Release |
FROM: Stephanie Herman sherman@postfalls.gov
Public Information Office, City of Post Falls |
| Date: 05/06/2026 |
| • For immediate release |
For information contact:
John Beacham, Public Works Director, jbeacham@postfalls.gov |
| City of Post Falls Approves Key Public Works and Public Safety Infrastructure Projects |
| POST FALLS, Idaho - The Post Falls City Council has approved two important infrastructure projects aimed at improving city operations, efficiency, and long-term service capacity. |
| Public Works Operations Center Scope Expansion |
| City Council approved modifications to the scope of the planned Public Works Operations Center, allowing the project to move forward as a complete, long-term facility rather than a phased approach with additional projects needed soon. |
| For nearly twenty years, the Water, Streets, and Fleet operations have utilized space at the Water Reclamation Facility. This provided a cost-effective option; however future expansion of the facility precludes this being a long-term solution. As a result, in 2021 the city purchased property to construct a Public Works Operations Center. |
| The updated scope includes expanded space for Streets operations, full relocation of utilities staff with room for future growth, construction of a connecting road between Pleasant View and Corbin Roads, and the addition of a Fleet facility. These enhancements will consolidate currently dispersed Public Works divisions into a single, more efficient location and reduce operational redundancies. |
| By advancing a more comprehensive build now, the City is leveraging available funding and current construction pricing while avoiding the need for costly additional solutions in the future. |
| Police Department Parking Lot Improvements |
| Council also approved the award of a construction contract to Interstate Concrete and Asphalt Company for the Police Department Parking Lot Improvements project. |
| The project will expand both secured and public parking at the Police Department campus, addressing current needs and accommodating the planned future expansion of the police facility. |
| Improvements will include new parking stalls, site lighting, stormwater infrastructure, and space for a future building. Construction is expected to be completed by fall 2026. |
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