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Malloy a man of the working-class family

JEFF SELLE/Staff writer | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 9 years, 8 months AGO
by JEFF SELLE/Staff writer
| October 29, 2015 9:00 PM

POST FALLS — At 38, Joe Malloy is the youngest elected official on the Post Falls City Council. He believes taxpayers are better represented by a working-class family man in a town where the average age is 33.

“I believe it is important that the perspectives of all citizens are as well represented as possible,” Malloy explained. “The council currently consists of three men and three women, and that won't change after this election no matter who the voters choose on the ballot. Other demographics, however, are under-represented. The average Post Falls resident is 33 and a half years old.”

He is running to retain council seat three against challenger Clay Larkin because he wants to ensure Post Falls is a thriving community his children can raise their families in.

“Selfishly, I want Post Falls to be the best place possible in which to raise our son, and I want there to be abundant opportunities for him so he doesn't feel obligated to move to a faraway city the moment he finishes school," Malloy said. "I believe most parents and grandparents in this city feel the same way.”

The Malloy family has owned and operated Idaho Veneer Co. in Post Falls for more than 60 years. Malloy holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and recently went to work as the head of procurement for Outotec USA, Inc. in Coeur d'Alene.

“I am a native of North Idaho, and have owned a home in Post Falls since 2003,” Malloy said. “This community is very much in my blood, and my wife and I are raising our family here by choice.”

Some of Malloy’s professional accomplishments include a successful run for city council in 2011, helping re-found the North Idaho College Rugby Club in 2011 and being the head coach for two years, and getting selected to the North Idaho Business Journal's 30 under 40 club in 2013.

At the city, Malloy said, he is part of a team that has accomplished many things in his four-year tenure.

“I am most proud to say that, during the last four years, the city has continued to provide a high level of quality services without raising taxes,” Malloy said. “There have been significant infrastructure improvements, including the nearly completed Greensferry overpass and tremendous progress in accessibility for the disabled throughout the city.”

Malloy said the city is just beginning to see some very positive results in business recruitment from the combined efforts of the city, Jobs Plus, the Department of Labor, Post Falls Urban Renewal and other agencies.

Malloy’s top three issues are updating codes and ordinances, building infrastructure to accommodate growth and maintaining responsible property tax rates.

“While it is very exciting that the economy is shifting back into a growth mode, the increased activity is beginning to highlight some of the inconsistencies and inefficiencies among the various codes and ordinances,” he said. “This can be extremely frustrating to businesses looking to start, expand, or relocate within Post Falls.”

He said some of that work has already begun, but it will take some time to get them streamlined.

Malloy said it is important for the city to ensure infrastructure stays ahead of growth in Post Falls.

“It is much more difficult, if not impossible, to mitigate infrastructure problems once the growth has already occurred,” he said. “Nobody likes navigating Highway 95 or Northwest Boulevard during rush hour, for example, and I don't want to see similar problems in Post Falls if we can avoid them.”

As far as taxes go, Malloy said it is important to balance the service needs in the community and the amount of tax revenue collected by the city.

“The citizens expect a certain level of service, so it may not necessarily be prudent to take a tax decrease in the immediate future. Staff runs "lean and mean" as it is,” he said. “However, I believe it is extremely important to get the staff, commissions, and council in the mindset that cutbacks may be necessary in the event of another recession or some other emergency.”

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