Spokane Valley city staff has been throwing water on a fire of misinformation that started with City Council candidates Brad Hohn and Catherine Nelson this month.

Earlier this month, Hohn and Nelson polled businesses on Sprague Avenue to determine whether they were aware of the Sprague Avenue Preservation Project after city staff indicated all businesses that would be impacted by the project were notified by the city. Both Hohn and Nelson believed that the city was lying about informing the businesses that would be affected .

They polled 17 businesses east of University Road. None of the businesses were aware of the preservation project, Hohn said.

“(Hohn and Nelson) said they were running for office and there was going to be roadwork on our road,” said Kathy Blair, general manager at A

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