Traffic is once again moving on Prairie Avenue between State Highway 41 and North Meyer Road in Post Falls following a closure of nearly 20 weeks.
That stretch of the popular arterial reopened Oct. 23 after the installation of roundabouts at Fennicus and Zorros roads, just east of Highway 41. The Zorros roundabout was the latest to be completed.
Another urban renewal district has successfully closed in Post Falls.
The Post Falls Urban Renewal Agency closed the East Post Falls Urban Renewal District, which opened in 2002 and spanned 469 acres around Highway 41 and Interstate 90.
Responses were overwhelmingly positive as the Post Falls Highway District gauged public opinion Wednesday about plans to widen Prairie Avenue from Meyer Road to Highway 41 and construct a roundabout at Meyer and Hayden Avenue.
The city of Post Falls has approved its budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
Post Falls City Council members unanimously voted in favor of the $148,435,141 budget during a regular meeting Tuesday evening. This is about $4.8 million less than the previous fiscal year's $153,193,332 budget and nearly $49 million more than the 2021-2022 budget of $99,678,119.