Big Shoreline Development Eyed in Valley
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By McLean, Mike  A North Idaho company plans to develop what's envisioned as a 275- unit, $60 million housing project, to be called Coyote Rock, along the Spokane River just west of Pines Road in Spokane Valley.
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By Fraser Sherman, Destin Log, Fla.  Dec. 9--On Monday, Destin's City Council may move a step closer to turning 68 feet of harbor land into a public waterfront park.  The council voted in October to buy 206 Harbor Blvd.
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By Lawrence Latane Iii, Richmond Times-Dispatch  Feb. 10--King William County authorities and Newport News Waterworks next week will begin raising the delicate issue of acquiring thousands of acres of private land for a proposed water reservoir.
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By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Feb. 17--The water may rise slowly at fi rst, almost immeasurably, until the beaches don't seem as wide. But soon, the waves will lap against the dunes and Walton County's 26-mile shoreline will become a shear cliff.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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By Mike Prager, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Jun. 14--A 39-lot clustered housing development is being proposed along Newman Lake and Lakeview Road.   It is one of three large-acreage developments recently proposed across the county.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif. _ The Clint Eastwood-backed plan to develop a swath of the Monterey Peninsula into a golf course and resort development struck out late Wednesday, after a lengthy and emotional debate in front of the California Coastal Commission.
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By Julia Scott, STAFF WRITER  A30-mile hike from the Bayland flats of Redwood City to the tidepools of the Pacific Ocean will soon be possible for those ambitious enough for such a trek.
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By Russell Clemings, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  May 27--Eleven years after it was proposed, the first big development across the San Joaquin River north of Fresno now needs only a July vote of approval from the Madera County Board of Supervisors.
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By Jared Paben, The Bellingham Herald, Wash.  Feb. 20--BELLINGHAM -- The city, through its comprehensive plan, has a plan to acquire about 2,000 acres of park land by 2022.   It's ambitious, but it's a goal, not a contract, city officials say.
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Scientists investigate a vast underwater valley the size of the Grand Canyon - just off the coast of Portugal.
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By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 10--Gig Harbor-area residents will have 19 additional acres southwest of the city for recreation, open space and habitat protection.
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By Dusty Ricketts, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Dec. 11--NAVARRE BEACH -- A legal dispute over land and money continues to delay the start of construction on the largest development to come to this barrier island.
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By Carlson, Brad  Developers of M3 Eagle master-planned community north of Eagle plan to increase the amount of open space in the development by 80 acres.
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By Jim Guy, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 5--Valley residents took to area parks, lakes and rivers Monday, trying to capture the last summer holiday on the Labor Day weekend.
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By Aaron Kinney  SAN MATEO -- A 76-unit condominium project near Tidelands Park is working its way through the planning process as city officials work to mitigate the effects the project might have on the seasonal wetlands there.
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By Erica Curless, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.  Mar. 7--Hundreds of people are expected to attend Thursday's public hearing on a gated housing development overlooking Hayden Lake that could include a 36-slip community dock.