Delivers annual state of the City Address
Brian Coddington, Communications Director, 509.625.6740
Friday, February 12, 2016 at 9:30 a.m.
Spokane Mayor David Condon renewed the city’s commitment to a safer, stronger and smarter Spokane while acknowledging that the city still faces challenges during the annual State of the City Address this morning.
Community engagement and collaboration has produced the outcomes that have driven Spokane forward, Condon said. He cited several examples, including Homes for Spokane’s Heroes, an initiative that settled nearly 200 veterans and their families in permanent homes last year, the ongoing effort to re-engineer our police services into a national model, strides made evolving fire and emergency medical services delivery, opening the Domestic Violence Family Justice Center at the YWCA to combine the resources to advocate, investigate and prosecute in a single victim-friendly location, passing the street levy and beginning to deliver those improvements, passing the park bond that will make the most significant investment in Riverfront Park in more than four decades, Spokane Gives, which shines a spotlight on the compassion in our community and the year-round need for volunteerism, and using a barge to clean up the bed of the Spokane River.
“As far as we have come in the areas of collaboration, communication and community, there is still room to learn, grow and improve,” Condon said. “We will continue to learn, grow and improve.”
Public safety will continue as a top priority. Job and economic growth will become more of an emphasis as will a focus on the most significant investments in Spokane’s history. The community has authorized $810 million in investments in streets, wastewater management and Riverfront Park over the next 20 years.
Condon also acknowledged recent challenges facing the city and pledge to work collaboratively to move Spokane forward.
“Let me apologize to the community and City Council for any confusion that has been created by the way the events have unfolded,” Condon said. “It was never my intention, nor that of my Administration, to inaccurately portray anything.”
Friday was the beginning of a community conversation about the state of the city, the opportunities ahead and your priorities. Condon will host neighborhood discussions at the:
Condon will also host a Town Hall on Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. Participants can join:
