Werner Has Seen Post Falls Change

When Terry Werner listened to a forecaster 25 years ago say Post Falls would someday be larger than Coeur d’Alene, he thought the prediction was outlandish. “I thought, ‘What is he talking about?’” Werner said. “But when he explained that Post Falls has more vacant land, it started to make sense.” Watching Post Falls grow during his 23 years as a city employee and six as a city councilman has further substantiated that prediction for Werner. When he retires Oct. 3 as the city’s public services director overseeing the planning, building, engineering, street, water, wastewater, fleet and facility maintenance departments, Post Falls won’t be quite as large as Coeur d’Alene. Coeur d’Alene had 46,402 residents in 2013 (No. 7 in the state), according to the U.S. Census Bureau, while Post Falls had 29,357 (No. 10)/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here. (SR file photo: Terry Werner at Post Falls wastewater treatment plant)

Question: How long will it be before Post Falls is bigger than Coeur d’Alene?