Individuals Can Make A Difference

Sun., Aug. 22, 1999

Cover letter

I am running for City Council because I believe that people count. Individuals can make a difference.

We need to insist on a cooperative council that will focus on responsible growth, economic vitality and government economy.

The Forbes poll stated that Spokane is not a place that attracts business. The study revealed business would be willing to move almost anywhere other than Spokane. This is not acceptable.

Secrecy in local government must end. I was instrumental in causing City Council meetings to be held in the evening. Our government is falling back to the old habit of keeping people in the dark. This will not do.

About the only thing that we can count on in Spokane is another expensive settlement for some foul-up in government. I am committed to do something about the reality of “anything goes” with taxpayer money and secret settlements. A government using taxpayer money has the obligation to provide the people with the facts.

I will tell you what is going on at City Hall. I will work with the council for your best interests. My promise to you is that the current practice of “anything goes” will stop.

Kathy Reid

RESUME OF KATHY REID Personal Born April 11, 1943, Wallace, Idaho. Moved to Spokane in 1968.

Education Our Lady of Lourdes Academy, Wallace; Caldwell Senior High, Caldwell, Idaho. Caldwell Memorial Hospital, graduate of nursing program. Gonzaga University, Political Science, Community Planning & Land Use Development.

Community activities and Employment Spearheaded campaign to save Spokane Falls at Monroe Street, 1970. Built and operated training home for the developmentally challenged, 1972. Led 750 nurses to the Capitol in Olympia, 1973. Gained better food allowance for residents in nursing homes and removal of minimum wage exemption for nursing assistants in state-funded nursing homes, 1973. Vice-Chair, Spokane County Democratic Party, 1973. Member, Quality of Life Council, 1976-77. Chair, West Central Neighborhood Steering Committee, 1977-79. HUD coordinator for West Central Community Center, 1979. State senator, 1979. Appointed to complete term of the late Sen. James E. Keefe. Elected port commissioner, 1982. Delegate to Democratic National Convention, 1988. Member, Spokane County Board of Freeholders, 1992-95.

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