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Continue the progress in CdA

I look at all the wonderful projects that have happened in Coeur d’Alene over the last few years (Kroc Center, library, Education Corridor and Cherry Hill) and consider how very lucky we are to have a forward-looking City Council with Mayor Sandi Bloem, Woody McEvers, Mike Kennedy and Deanna Goodlander to serve our community by continuing to improve our city.

As I live close to McEuen Park, I see every day how underused it is. The new plan will make it much more user-friendly to a very wide spectrum of our citizens.

Please just check the facts and think hard before you sign a petition to recall these terrific public servants. Let’s continue to move our city forward, not backward.

I will continue to support these council members and urge you to do the same.

Gary Johnson

Coeur d’Alene

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