Larkin Ready For Life After Mayor

Mayor Clay Larkin’s pickup truck license plate states he’s a “Gadbout.” His office is filled with memorabilia, ranging from awards to groundbreaking shovels and hard hats to mussels on a pipe as a visual of how invasive species can wreak havoc on waterways. Larkin, who is not seeking re-election on Nov. 5, has just more than two months left as mayor. He said he’s had an amazing time serving as mayor - or he wouldn’t have been in the saddle for 13 years, longer than any of Post Falls’ previous 35 mayors. “When I leave in January, I’ll do so knowing I’m leaving the city a bit better than what it was when I took over as mayor,” Larkin said. Larkin announced last spring that he’d seek four more years, but a few months later, opted not to/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.

DFO: I’ve been here so long that I remember covering a Post Falls candidates forum when then school board Trustee Clay Larkin was running for the City Council. I felt at the time that he was a good one. I think I was right. Then, Post Falls has had one good mayor after another dating back to Frank Henderson in the early ‘80s.

Question: What will Clay Larkin be remembered for, when he retires after 13 years of being Post Falls mayor?