Spokane State of the city speech 2013
Spokane Mayor David Condon gave his state of the city speech this morning at a GSI breakfast at the convention center. Forgive the typos in my tweets - I was firing away fast as I could.
"Change isn't inevitable, it's necessary." Mayor Condon #StateOfTheCity http://pic.twitter.com/CnbSjncq
Elvis style video intro to Mayor Condon at #stateofthecity ;) - actually a well done video #rockstar- The first thing that struck me was that the mayor didn't ever say "The state of the city is ___." His speech balanced was part explainer, part philosophy and part business development pitch.
Mayor Condon has taken the stage. He's starting with the basics of City government--parks, public safety, neighborhoods... #StateOfTheCity- We believe gov't must be accountable to citizens. We want to be responsive & innovative in affordable &efficient gov't. #StateOfTheCity
- The mayor only referred in passing to his efforts to consolidate and privatize city services, which we wrote about last spring.
In his #stateofthecity speech, @david_a_condon promises to keep utility rates growth at inflation, rather than double-digit gains. #Spokane- Condon's point about keeping utility rates down was one of the specifics about what he intends to continue doing as mayor.
- He also gives a quick shout-out to resolution Otto Zehm tragedy and the hiring of @SpokanePD Chief Frank Straub. #Spokane #stateofthecity
- A pair of big screens flanked the mayor with real-time updates from Facebook and Twitter feeds. He kept mentioning it was a chance to share silly photos of him, so I did:
- I think the @david_a_condon just requested I share a funny photo of him. OK, if he insists: ow.ly/1S37Ib #stateofthecity #Spokane
- "We must be the safest, yes the funnest, and the fastest," says @david_a_condon on what #Spokane needs to be. #stateofthecity
- Time to replace "Near nature, near perfect?"
- Mayor @david_a_condon not talking specifics on what city needs to be more prosperous. #stateofthecity #Spokane
- On the other hand, he's spent few words pumping himself up re: last year's achievements. #stateofthecity #Spokane
- Mayor @david_a_condon asking for and getting feedback through text instapolls. #stateofthecity #Spokane
- "You do need a few great neighborhoods for people to live and work in," @david_a_condon says. #stateofthecity #Spokane. Rather than be NYC.
- Shout-outs for accordian and Square dance world championships. If that hipster, what is? #Spokane #stateofthecity
- Ahem, I meant If that *ain't hipster . . .
- .@david_a_condoninteracting w/ virtual feedback coming thru on screen. #Spokane has officially left the rotary phone age. #stateofthecity
- At one point the audience starts laughing and we look over to the suggestion screen where someone has written "less snow."
