[Vision2020] Moscow Planning and Zoning Agenda Wed 5/28

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> Linda-
>     Sorry but I must disagree with you assessment of the need for a
> day care center at the Alturas Tech Park (as you noted in your posting
> about the Thursday night meeting before the Board of Adjustment).
>     That park was built with Moscow taxpayer money for one reason: to
> provide a home for high-tech businesses.  The goal was to keep those
> good jobs (especially those developed through UI research) in Moscow.
>     Then Alturas was built with much money and much fanfare.  And
> basically it sat, with virtally all lots unsold, and bills coming
> due.  Then the powers that be got the bright idea of opening the park
> to anyone.  It has thereby become little more than a tax-supported
> professional mall, with lawyers, accountants, and other offices that
> moved out of downtown.
>     So to bail out Alturas, the city encouraged downtown businesses to
> relocate.  Taxpayers lost all the way around.
>     And now an established day care center wants to move to Alturas.
> This is not a new day care center that is designed to take care of
> kids whose parents work there.
>     If the city decides to let this daycare center in, any kind of
> business would be OK, and so Alturas would fill up, draining further
> from downtown, and refocusing the park from technology to
> tax-supported minimall status.
>     No, I don't hate children.  No, I don't hate day care centers.  I
> just do not think there is any legitimate reason for allowing one in
> our tax-supported technology center.
>     I discussed the Thursday hearing with Bill Belknap of the city
> planning office.  Those who wish to provide comment to the Board can
> email their public comment to Belknap at bbelknap@ci.moscow.id.us.  Or
> go to the hearing on Thursday, 7:30pm at the council chambers.
> BL
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>   Thursday night, an appeal will be heard on a denial of a permit for
> a day care center in Alturas Technology Park in the RTO zone at 7:30
> PM before the Board of Adjustment... On the face of it, this looks
> like one that should have been granted up front... day care centers
> are certainly related to assisting the office workers who work in tech
> parks. I just may cruise by, since it's about the 25th anniversary of
> my personal association with and support of child care centers! All
> the best,Linda Pall
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>      ----- Original Message -----
>      From: Mike Curley
>      To: vision2020@moscow.com
>      Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:01 AM
>      Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow Planning and Zoning Agenda Wed
>      5/28
>       This week's agenda includes:
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>      1.<?fontfamily><?param ChelthmITC Bk BT>
>      <?fontfamily><?param Times New Roman>Transportation
>      Commission Activity Report Regarding Beltway Planning (Mark
>      Cook, Philip Cook)
>      2. Area of City Impact Subcommittee Report
>      3. Research, Technology, Office Zone Review--(I assume this
>      will be a review of the language of the section--what types
>      of uses are permitted and prohibited, and a discussion of
>      possible modifications)
>      4. Review and ranking of priorities.
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>      The June 11 calendar includes FOUR public hearings on
>      requests for a rezone of 1.4 acres northwest of Brent Drive,
>      a variance and redevelopment review of a mobile home park
>      <?/color>located in the area of city impact at 1651
>      Carmichael Drive<?color><?param 0100,0100,0100>, a
>      preliminary plat of 23 acres at 225 Baker Street (north of A
>      St), and a preliminary planned unit development at 1430 S.
>      Main. More information is available on p. 5D of the Daily
>      News' Saturday (5/24) edition, and full file information is
>      available for review at city hall.
>
>      Mike Curley
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<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Linda-
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sorry but I must
disagree with you assessment of the need for a day care center at the Alturas
Tech Park (as you noted in your posting about the Thursday night meeting
before the Board of Adjustment).
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That park was built
with Moscow taxpayer money for one reason: to provide a home for high-tech
businesses.&nbsp; The goal was to keep those good jobs (especially those
developed through UI research) in Moscow.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then Alturas was
built with much money and much fanfare.&nbsp; And basically it sat, with
virtally all lots unsold, and bills coming due.&nbsp; Then the powers that
be got the bright idea of opening the park to anyone.&nbsp; It has thereby
become little more than a tax-supported professional mall, with lawyers,
accountants, and other offices that moved out of downtown.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So to bail out
Alturas, the city encouraged downtown businesses to relocate.&nbsp; Taxpayers
lost all the way around.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; And now an established
day care center wants to move to Alturas.&nbsp; This is not a new day care
center that is designed to take care of kids whose parents work there.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the city decides
to let this daycare center in, any kind of business would be OK, and so
Alturas would fill up, draining further from downtown, and refocusing the
park from technology to tax-supported minimall status.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No, I don't hate
children.&nbsp; No, I don't hate day care centers.&nbsp; I just do not
think there is any legitimate reason for allowing one in our tax-supported
technology center.
 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I discussed the
Thursday hearing with Bill Belknap of the city planning office.&nbsp; Those
who wish to provide comment to the Board can email their public comment
to Belknap at bbelknap@ci.moscow.id.us.&nbsp; Or go to the hearing on Thursday,
7:30pm at the council chambers.
 BL
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night, an appeal will be heard on a denial of a permit for a day care center
in Alturas Technology Park in the RTO zone at 7:30 PM before the Board
of Adjustment... On the face of it, this looks like one that should have
been granted up front... day care centers are certainly related to assisting
the office workers who work in tech parks. I just may cruise by, since
it's about the 25th anniversary of my personal association with and support
of child care centers!&nbsp;All
the best,Linda Pall&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><b>From:</b>
<a href="mailto:curley@turbonet.com" title="curley@turbonet.com">Mike Curley</a></div>

<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" title="vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a></div>

<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 27, 2003 11:01
AM</div>

<div style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow Planning
and Zoning Agenda Wed 5/28</div>
&nbsp;This week's agenda includes:
1.&lt;?fontfamily>&lt;?param ChelthmITC Bk BT> &lt;?fontfamily>&lt;?param
Times New Roman>Transportation Commission Activity Report Regarding Beltway
Planning (Mark Cook, Philip Cook)
 2. Area of City Impact Subcommittee Report
 3. Research, Technology, Office Zone Review--(I assume this will be
a review of the language of the section--what types of uses are permitted
and prohibited, and a discussion of possible modifications)
 4. Review and ranking of priorities.
The June 11 calendar includes FOUR public hearings on requests for a
rezone of 1.4 acres northwest of Brent Drive, a variance and redevelopment
review of a mobile home park &lt;?/color>located in the area of city impact
at 1651 Carmichael Drive&lt;?color>&lt;?param 0100,0100,0100>, a preliminary
plat of 23 acres at 225 Baker Street (north of A St), and a preliminary
planned unit development at 1430 S. Main. More information is available
on p. 5D of the Daily News' Saturday (5/24) edition, and full file information
is available for review at city hall.
Mike Curley
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