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Council not what it used to be

Sun., April 24, 2016

Wake up, Spokane Valley people. Dean Grafos is resigning. Bill Gothmann is leaving soon. And Chuck Hafner is probably thinking of throwing in the towel, too, and who can blame him?

We lost a city council that had everything under control. We had money in the bank, streets getting repaired and more. Now we have a council that thinks it knows how to “better the Valley” by first firing the city manager, which will most likely result in a lawsuit being paid for by the citizens of Spokane Valley.

It is very unfortunate that we have to endure this council until next election rolls around, when we have the chance to vote those “power heads” out.

Renate Fischer

Spokane Valley

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