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Walla Walla weighs an all-way stop at Chestnut and Third

Plus, the city's Development Services department gets a new name and a VA clinic breaks ground Thursday.

The Good Day Walla Walla team2 stories9 sources4 min read

City HallTop story

Walla Walla asks for your input on an all-way stop at Chestnut and Third

Chestnut carries more cars, and waits would shift on both streets

6,300Cars per day1,500
9 secWait change−10 sec

Source: Union-Bulletin

If you drive, walk or bike through Chestnut Street and Third Avenue, the city wants to hear from you. Chestnut has no stop signs at the junction now, and Third has two-way stop control. The city ordered a safety review after 15 crashes were recorded there between 2020 and 2025.

An all-way stop is anticipated to reduce crashes by up to 70% and make crossing safer for pedestrians. Drivers on Chestnut would wait about nine seconds longer at peak hours, while Third Avenue drivers would wait about 10 seconds less.

  • Feedback deadline: Fri., Nov. 13
  • Online form: tinyurl.com/3ktmdaaa
  • Email: nchavre@wallawallawa.gov

The city also looked at removing street parking to improve sight lines for drivers turning from Third. It isn't the preferred option because of the lost neighborhood parking.

Chestnut and Third by the numbers

15
crashes at the crossing from 2020 to 2025
70%
fewer crashes, at most, with an all-way stop
14
parking spaces lost under the alternative

Sources: Elkhorn Media Group, Union-Bulletin

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Walla Walla's Development Services Department is now Community Development

If you've dealt with the city's Development Services Department, the name on the door is changing. The City Council approved the new name, Community Development, as part of code amendments implementing the 2046 Comprehensive Plan, a news release said.

Only the department's name is changing

WhatStatus
Department nameNow Community Development
ServicesUnchanged
Staff rolesUnchanged

Sources: Elkhorn Media Group, Union-Bulletin

Director Preston Frederickson said the old name emphasized serving the development industry, but the team's work goes further. Elkhorn Media Group reports staff will put the new name in place over the coming weeks.

  • Programs now included: multifamily tax incentives, Opportunity Zone initiatives
  • Also in the department: long-range planning, code enforcement
  • Day-to-day operations and staffing: unchanged

5kinds of work Frederickson listed for the department

They are building and development codes, long-range planning, community programs, code enforcement and economic-development programs.

Source: Union-Bulletin

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VA clinic

The Walla Walla-based will break ground Thursday at 11 a.m. on a $48.2 million, two-story Kennewick clinic at 3811 Plaza Way. The public event is open to veterans, their families and local and state officials. Elkhorn Media Group

The new Kennewick VA clinic will span 100,000 square feet

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The new Kennewick clinic100,000 sq. ft.Two stories
A football field57,600 sq. ft.end zones included
A basketball court4,700 sq. ft.NBA size

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Floor area
The new Kennewick clinic100,000 sq. ft. (Two stories)
A football field57,600 sq. ft. (end zones included)
A basketball court4,700 sq. ft. (NBA size)

WWCC nursing

Walla Walla Community College is exploring a healthcare consortium to keep nursing on its Clarkston campus, which the college decided in April to close over a $4.3 million funding gap. Whitman Hospital in Colfax and TriState Health in Clarkston have submitted letters of intent to join. Union-Bulletin

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The community quilt raffle at the Downtown Farmers Market on Sat., Oct. 31, raised over $1,000 for the library renovation. Dante the Blue Devil, Walla Walla High School's mascot, drew the winning ticket. Union-Bulletin

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Walla Walla's Día de los Muertos festival and parade drew hundreds of families to downtown Walla Walla on Sunday, Nov. 1, for its fourth year. There was live music, traditional Mexican dances, sugar skull decorating, and ofrendas from different community organizations, hosted in a basement by Grandma's Kitchen owner Manuel Perez. Papel picado banners made it look the part.

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Walla Walla weighs an all-way stop at Chestnut and Third

Plus, the city's Development Services department gets a new name and a VA clinic breaks ground Thursday.

The TLDR

  1. City wants your input on an all-way stop at Chestnut and Third by Nov. 13
  2. Development Services is now the Community Development Department
  3. VA breaks ground Thursday on a Kennewick clinic backed by $48.2 million in federal funding
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