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

Linda Pall lpall@moscow.com
Tue, 27 May 2003 17:46:23 -0700


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Dear Bill and All,

I think a day care center, designed for use primarily by persons in the =
the Tech Park, is entirely appropriate for a technology park. While =
other parents might take avantage of it, I think that its primary focus =
ought to be for the market of persons working in that area.=20

If that is not what this is about, the decision to disallow may be =
appropriate. Otherwise, let's look at this because I believe a business =
location, conveniently adjacent to appropriate services, is a great =
enhancement to a project that has produced some interesting home-grown =
business opportunities. I don't recall, however, any encouragement of =
downtown businesses to relocate... certainly not from me!.=20

Unfortunately, I do not have the background information to express a =
final definitive opinion and simply noticed that this was an interesting =
issue that I might want to follow, not an assessment of the merits or =
lack thereof of this particular proposal. The purpose of my posting was =
to encourage people to take a look and get involved... now, when the =
decision is ripe!=20

All the best,
Linda



  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Bill London=20
  To: Linda Pall ; Vision2020=20
  Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 3:40 PM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow Planning and Zoning Agenda Wed 5/28


    Linda-=20
        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).=20
        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.=20
        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.=20
        So to bail out Alturas, the city encouraged downtown businesses =
to relocate.  Taxpayers lost all the way around.=20
        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.=20
        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.=20
        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.=20
        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.=20
    BL=20
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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    =20
      ----- 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:=20
      1.<?fontfamily><?param ChelthmITC Bk BT> <?fontfamily><?param =
Times New Roman>Transportation Commission Activity Report Regarding =
Beltway Planning (Mark Cook, Philip Cook)=20
      2. Area of City Impact Subcommittee Report=20
      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)=20
      4. Review and ranking of priorities.=20

      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.=20

      Mike Curley=20

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Dear Bill and All,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I think a day care center, designed for =
use=20
primarily by persons in the the Tech Park, is entirely appropriate for a =

technology park. While other parents might take avantage of it, I think =
that its=20
primary focus ought to be for the market of persons working in that =
area.=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If that is not what this is about, the =
decision to=20
disallow may be appropriate. Otherwise, let's look at this because I =
believe a=20
business location, conveniently adjacent to appropriate services, is a =
great=20
enhancement to a project that has produced some interesting home-grown =
business=20
opportunities. I don't recall, however, any encouragement of downtown =
businesses=20
to relocate... certainly not from me!. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Unfortunately, I do not have the =
background=20
information to&nbsp;express a final definitive opinion&nbsp;and simply =
noticed=20
that this was an interesting issue that I might want to follow, not an=20
assessment of the merits or lack thereof of this particular proposal. =
The=20
purpose of my posting was to encourage people to take a look and get =
involved...=20
now, when the decision is ripe! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Linda</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</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
  </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dlpall@moscow.com =

  href=3D"mailto:lpall@moscow.com">Linda Pall</A> ; <A =
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  href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020</A> </DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 27, 2003 =
3:40 PM</DIV>
  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] =
Moscow Planning=20
  and Zoning Agenda Wed 5/28</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
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size=3D-1>Linda-</FONT></FONT>=20
    <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Sorry but =
I must=20
    disagree with you assessment of the need for a day care center at =
the=20
    Alturas Tech Park (as you noted in your posting about the Thursday =
night=20
    meeting before the Board of Adjustment).</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT=20
    face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; That park was built =
with Moscow=20
    taxpayer money for one reason: to provide a home for high-tech=20
    businesses.&nbsp; The goal was to keep those good jobs (especially =
those=20
    developed through UI research) in Moscow.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT=20
    face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then Alturas was =
built with much=20
    money and much fanfare.&nbsp; And basically it sat, with virtally =
all lots=20
    unsold, and bills coming due.&nbsp; Then the powers that be got the =
bright=20
    idea of opening the park to anyone.&nbsp; It has thereby become =
little more=20
    than a tax-supported professional mall, with lawyers, accountants, =
and other=20
    offices that moved out of downtown.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
    size=3D-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; So to bail out Alturas, the city =
encouraged=20
    downtown businesses to relocate.&nbsp; Taxpayers lost all the way=20
    around.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
    And now an established day care center wants to move to =
Alturas.&nbsp; This=20
    is not a new day care center that is designed to take care of kids =
whose=20
    parents work there.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
    size=3D-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If the city decides to let this daycare =
center=20
    in, any kind of business would be OK, and so Alturas would fill up, =
draining=20
    further from downtown, and refocusing the park from technology to=20
    tax-supported minimall status.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
    size=3D-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No, I don't hate children.&nbsp; No, I =
don't hate=20
    day care centers.&nbsp; I just do not think there is any legitimate =
reason=20
    for allowing one in our tax-supported technology =
center.</FONT></FONT>=20
    <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I =
discussed the=20
    Thursday hearing with Bill Belknap of the city planning =
office.&nbsp; Those=20
    who wish to provide comment to the Board can email their public =
comment to=20
    Belknap at bbelknap@ci.moscow.id.us.&nbsp; Or go to the hearing on =
Thursday,=20
    7:30pm at the council chambers.</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT =
face=3DArial><FONT=20
    size=3D-1>BL</FONT></FONT> <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
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    size=3D-1></FONT></FONT>&nbsp; <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
    size=3D-1></FONT></FONT>&nbsp; <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
    size=3D-1></FONT></FONT>&nbsp; <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
    size=3D-1></FONT></FONT>&nbsp; <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
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    size=3D-1></FONT></FONT>&nbsp; <BR><FONT face=3DArial><FONT=20
    size=3D-1></FONT></FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D-1>Thursday=20
    night, an appeal will be heard on a denial of a permit for a day =
care center=20
    in Alturas Technology Park in the RTO zone at 7:30 PM before the =
Board of=20
    Adjustment... On the face of it, this looks like one that should =
have been=20
    granted up front... day care centers are certainly related to =
assisting the=20
    office workers who work in tech parks. I just may cruise by, since =
it's=20
    about the 25th anniversary of my personal association with and =
support of=20
    child care centers!</FONT></FONT>&nbsp;<FONT face=3DArial><FONT =
size=3D-1>All=20
    the best,</FONT></FONT><FONT face=3DArial><FONT size=3D-1>Linda=20
    Pall</FONT></FONT>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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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=3Dcurley@turbonet.com =
href=3D"mailto:curley@turbonet.com">Mike=20
      Curley</A></DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dvision2020@moscow.com=20
      =
href=3D"mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A></DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 27, 2003 =
11:01=20
      AM</DIV>
      <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] =
Moscow Planning=20
      and Zoning Agenda Wed 5/28</DIV>&nbsp;This week's agenda includes: =

      <P>1.&lt;?fontfamily&gt;&lt;?param ChelthmITC Bk BT&gt;=20
      &lt;?fontfamily&gt;&lt;?param Times New Roman&gt;Transportation =
Commission=20
      Activity Report Regarding Beltway Planning (Mark Cook, Philip =
Cook) <BR>2.=20
      Area of City Impact Subcommittee Report <BR>3. Research, =
Technology,=20
      Office Zone Review--(I assume this will be a review of the =
language of the=20
      section--what types of uses are permitted and prohibited, and a =
discussion=20
      of possible modifications) <BR>4. Review and ranking of =
priorities.=20
      <P>The June 11 calendar includes FOUR public hearings on requests =
for a=20
      rezone of 1.4 acres northwest of Brent Drive, a variance and =
redevelopment=20
      review of a mobile home park &lt;?/color&gt;located in the area of =
city=20
      impact at 1651 Carmichael Drive&lt;?color&gt;&lt;?param=20
      0100,0100,0100&gt;, a preliminary plat of 23 acres at 225 Baker =
Street=20
      (north of A St), and a preliminary planned unit development at =
1430 S.=20
      Main. More information is available on p. 5D of the Daily News' =
Saturday=20
      (5/24) edition, and full file information is available for review =
at city=20
      hall.=20
      <P>Mike Curley=20
      <P>_____________________________________________________ List =
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