Quintrall treated unfairly

It’s a sad day for Spokane when we lose a leader because of continued half-truths and personal attacks.

Jan Quintrall accomplished a great deal as director of Business and Developer Services: improved streets, modernized parking and a more efficient building department. It was refreshing having clients in my downtown office complimenting the changes around the area.

Spokane will miss Quintrall’s leadership. It was refreshing seeing projects get done and red tape disappear. Seems that was too much for Nick Deshais, Doug Clark and their editors at The Spokesman-Review, who painted Quintrall’s training session, with lunch, as unethical.

Deshais left out the facts that the training was almost a full day for 12 people, and broke no rules, regulations or ordinances. My employer would love it if my team’s all-day training averaged $33.33 a person.

Our community is owed an apology. Thanks to the newspaper, our local government will now more closely model what most citizens expect: a group of people scared of any real change because it may lead to ridicule that will accomplish nothing.

I look forward to having this conversation with Doug Clark the next time I see my fellow member “at the posh Spokane Club.”

Austin Stolp

Spokane