[Vision2020] Fire Station 3
Jon Kimberling
jon@n-k-ins.com
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 13:15:31 -0800
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Bill- thanks for the question. The City was aware that there were =
tremendous site development costs with the property. However, this =
location was still the first choice of the property available at that =
time. When these costs became public, citizens raised concerns and the =
City looked into it. They found that other property on Pintail that was =
previously unavailable was now for sale. With respect to the bond =
election, the Community approved the City spending up to $2,500,000- no =
blank check. Regarding the fire station- the newly designed station will =
be one story with that design accounting for a portion of the =
significant cost savings to Moscow taxpayers. With respect to your =
question about whatever location- the City is still meeting their needs =
and saving taxpayers money. Regarding your question about when- it is =
still our intent to break ground this spring. It appears there will be =
no delay in the construction timetable.
The City just recently signed the earnest money agreement to buy the =
property so there is more work to do on this. As I've done from day =
one, I will continue to try to keep you informed.
Jon Kimberling
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Bill London=20
To: Vision2020=20
Sent: Friday, December 13, 2002 11:37 AM
Subject: this is confusing
I read the announcement from the city about the agenda for the City =
Council meeting for Monday Dec. 16 (7:30pm) and was surprised to read =
this note about the new fire station:
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5. Agreement to Purchase Property for Fire Station #3 - =
Randy Rice=20
Through the design process for the new fire station project, there =
has been concern about the significant costs resulting from placing the =
facility on the existing site. It has become apparent that site =
development costs have risen to the point of questioning the original =
site selection decision. Staff negotiated an agreement to purchase =
three lots immediately across Pintail Lane.=20
ACTION: Authorize purchase of lots and authorize Mayor's signature =
on the agreement; or take such other action deemed appropriate.=20
=20
The city did not realize the property would be inappropriate until =
after the architectural drawings were complete, and the bond election =
was held?=20
What happened at that bond election--did the voters give the city a =
blank check to build whatever firestation they want at whatever location =
they choose whenever they feel like completing the project?=20
This is confusing.=20
BL=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Bill- thanks for the question. The =
City was aware that there were tremendous site development=20
costs with the property. However, this location was still the =
first=20
choice of the property available at that time. When these costs =
became=20
public, citizens raised concerns and the City looked into it. They found =
that=20
other property on Pintail that was previously unavailable was now for =
sale. With=20
respect to the bond election, the Community approved the City spending =
up to=20
$2,500,000- no blank check. Regarding the fire station- the newly =
designed=20
station will be one story with that design accounting for a portion of =
the=20
<EM>significant cost savings</EM> to Moscow taxpayers. With respect to =
your=20
question about whatever location- the City is still meeting their needs =
and=20
saving taxpayers money. Regarding your question about when- it is still =
our=20
intent to break ground this spring. It appears there will be no delay in =
the=20
construction timetable.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The City just recently signed the =
earnest money=20
agreement to buy the property so there is more work to do on this. =
As I've=20
done from day one, I will continue to try to keep you =
informed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jon Kimberling</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dlondon@moscow.com href=3D"mailto:london@moscow.com">Bill =
London</A>=20
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 13, 2002 =
11:37=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> this is =
confusing</DIV>
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<DIV class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT =
size=3D-1>I read the=20
announcement from the city about the agenda for the City Council =
meeting for=20
Monday Dec. 16 (7:30pm) and was surprised to read this note about =
the new=20
fire station:</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT=20
size=3D-1></FONT></FONT></DIV> =20
<DIV class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT=20
size=3D-1></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<P class=3DMsoNormal><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT=20
size=3D-1>5. =
<U>Agreement to=20
Purchase Property for Fire Station #3 - Randy =
Rice</U></FONT></FONT></SPAN>=20
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT =
size=3D-1>Through=20
the design process for the new fire station project, there has been =
concern=20
about the significant costs resulting from placing the facility on =
the=20
existing site. It has become apparent that site development =
costs have=20
risen to the point of questioning the original site selection=20
decision. Staff negotiated an agreement to purchase three lots =
immediately across Pintail Lane.</FONT></FONT></SPAN>=20
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"></SPAN>
<P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><SPAN=20
style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><U><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"><FONT=20
size=3D-1>ACTION</SPAN></FONT></FONT></U>: Authorize purchase =
of lots=20
and authorize Mayor's signature on the agreement; or take such other =
action=20
deemed appropriate. <BR> </P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>The city did =
not realize=20
the property would be inappropriate until after the architectural =
drawings=20
were complete, and the bond election was held? <BR>What happened at =
that bond=20
election--did the voters give the city a blank check to build whatever =
firestation they want at whatever location they choose whenever they =
feel like=20
completing the project? <BR>This is confusing. <BR>BL=20
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