Stuckart will continue progress

In 1980, I moved to Spokane so my husband could attend its highly respected SCC electronics program. At the time, Spokane seemed like a pretty dull community, without much going on. Downtown was fading, the Davenport was past its glory days. Restaurants were relatively unimaginative. You couldn’t even buy a fresh bagel. Not much was going on. The best part of Spokane was its surrounding natural beauty.

By the early 2000s, with the new Riverpark Square completed and the Davenport restoration, things started to change and a momentum started to build. Once Ben Stuckart was elected to the City Council, and later council president, that momentum has accelerated throughout the city.

Under Ben’s watch, the arts, music, special events, an exciting downtown, and restored business districts are blossoming. We have a thriving University District with a new medical school. Ben has also taken steps to protect our environment, hire more police, and trying to stay ahead of the housing and homeless issues that are plaguing other Northwest cities, with sensible strategies and without encouraging sprawl. Spokane has become an amazing place to live with Ben’s guidance, and the envy of our region. I want to see that progress continue!

I will be voting for Ben Stuckart, as he already has the proven successful experience and leadership to be mayor, and can handle all of its responsibilities from the first day, not someone will have to learn on the job, and take Spokane back to those sleepy days of the ‘80s.

Sunni Mace

Spokane