Quick response deters

I would like to thank the city officials for their timely and decisive response to the attempted intimidation of North Indian Trail residents. I emailed copies to City Council President Ben Stuckart and our two council representatives after our meeting, and received responses in 15 minutes and 55 minutes.

I emailed copies to Jonathan Mallahan, director of neighborhood and business services, Heather Trautman, director of the Office of Neighborhood Services and Code Enforcement at 7:40 a.m. the next day. Heather responded at 8:09 a.m. All replies said action would be undertaken immediately

By early that afternoon, a conference call with both developers, our neighborhood council chair, Stuckart and city staff led to the issuance of a press release in which all parties condemned the letter and called for “thoughtful discussion and civil discourse.”

I think that this response was an outstanding example of a prompt and very appropriate way to handle such an incident. It should be a deterrent to future attempts at intimidation. If any should occur, the citizens will know that promptly bringing it to the attention of the city will bring results.

Jim Bakke

Spokane