Former newspaper reporter and public relations officer Keith Erickson has been hired to serve as Coeur d'Alene's communications coordinator. As a contract employee, Erickson, 50, will work with City Hall department heads, council members and city staff to maximize public awareness on city news, issues and events through news releases, social media, website updates and public contact. He is replacing the city's former spokesperson, Kristina Lyman, who has moved on to help with her family business. Erickson does not have a contract with the city. He said he is just filling in until the new city council is seated in January and decides whether it wants to fund the position. Erickson will report to City Administrator Wendy Gabriel. A longtime Coeur d'Alene resident, Erickson currently serves as spokesman for Coeur d'Alene's urban renewal agency, the Lake City Development Corp., also a contract communications position/Coeur d'Alene Press. More here.

Question: Do you see a conflict in Keith serving as spokesman for both the city and the urban renewal district?