Jeff Colliton Will Seek Second Term City Councilman Wants Continued Involvement

Spokane City Councilman Jeff Colliton is ready to do it again.

Colliton announced Thursday his intention to seek a second term on the Spokane City Council this fall.

“This is a great, great community that we have. I want to continue to be involved in it during the next four years,” Colliton said. “I don’t want to leave with a lot of things still to do.”

Colliton, 58, grew up in Spokane and is a retired U.S. Army colonel.

After four years, Colliton lists a number of accomplishments, as well as goals he still would like to complete.

He said that despite the controversy surrounding the River Park Square downtown redevelopment project, he looks forward to its August opening with a sense of satisfaction.

“The community at large will be the beneficiary of that project,” he said.

He also points to the renovation of the turf at Joe Albi Stadium for high school athletes, the skateboard park under the freeway near Lewis and Clark High School, his involvement with a youth summit, and effort to rework the DARE police program in the schools into the TEAM program.

Colliton said TEAM is less expensive and keeps more police officers on the street.

Colliton also organized the Citizen Review Commission, where residents can air their complaints about the police department and public safety.

In the future, Colliton said he wants to see the photo red and photo radar traffic systems in place.

He also is working on the Spokane Joint Public Safety Training Center, which will combine all emergency services on a seven-acre site near Spokane Community College.

The expansion of the convention center, development of Bemis Park and Joe Albi softball fields, bringing the Pacific Science Center to Spokane and fixing roads are also on his priority list.

“Somehow we have to find out how to get some solid infrastructure funding done,” he said.

“All of this equates to quality of life for our citizens,” Colliton said.