I think the voters came out and voted for candidates who believe that urban renewal is a good (economic) tool, something that could move our community forward” — Mayor Steve Widmyer, in Coeur d’Alene Press story .

Question: 6 of the 7 Coeur d’Alene City Council members support the city’s urban renewal efforts. Does this mean that the attempts by the Souza-Sims-Gookin alliance to dismantle urban renewal is a lost cause now?