Widmyer Delivers City Address

Coeur d’Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer delivers his State of the City speech to the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce Upbeat Breakfast Tuesday morning. (Coeur d’Alene Press photo: Shawn Gust)

Coeur d’Alene Mayor Steve Widmyer’s first State of the City address was more than a reflection of the past year’s accomplishments. It was a commitment to the preservation and improvement of a quality of life in the city Widmyer said is already “second to none.” The speech — given Tuesday at The Coeur d’Alene Resort to a crowd of more than 300 at the Coeur d’Alene Area Chamber of Commerce’s first Upbeat Breakfast of the year - was also a call to action and a call for unity. “If we truly want to achieve great things we must work as a group, everyone coming together for a common purpose,” Widmyer said. “Sure, we will have debates. We will have disagreements. But at the end of the day, we will stand together as one community with a common goal - of making our home, Coeur d’Alene, a wonderful place to live”/ Maureen Dolan , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here .

Question: Are we better off in Coeur d’Alene than we were a year ago when Steve Widmyer took office? Why? Why not?