Yesterday, we ran an article examining what's at stake in this year's Spokane municipal elections.

At the time, we had not heard from Mayor David Condon, It turns out, his campaign had sent his statements via email to the wrong email address.

Here are his comments in full:

The election is a chance for our city to have continuity for the first time in a generation to continue moving forward, bringing all the different parts of the city together for common goals. I kept the promises I made to work in a nonpartisan manner, to increase accountability with the police department, balance the budget and get the city growing again. Now I’d like to continue on that path in a way that helps all of Spokane.

Is it fair to simplify this election as being the mayor verses the city council? Why or why not? 

No. The City Council and the mayor work together smoothly on ninety percent of the issues. My role as chief executive means I have to look at the costs and the benefits to the entire city; I have more than one district to think about. I am going to keep working to encourage businesses to invest in the City and create jobs here.  More often than not, when I disagree with the City Council it’s a matter of tactics — they want to legislative an outcome and I want to encourage the city to grow towards that goal.