[Vision2020] Government Involvement in Private Development

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John,

Please define "failure of the initial idea of the business
park."  Alturas is what it was initially designed to be.  It
was designed to provide jobs and to make our economy more
diverse and less dependent on the University of Idaho. It
has done that. Again, without the means to provide
infrastructure that was used to build Alturas, none of those
businesses would be there and it's highly doubtful that
Eastside Marketplace would be anymore than the foreclosed
slum it was before Alturas went in.  Instead of depending on
Vision 2020 for the ~facts~ about Alturas, please attend the
meetings of the Urban Renewal Agency or Latah Economic
Development Council and then decide if Alturas is a success
or failure.

B. J. Swanson

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-admin@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]On Behalf Of John Danahy
Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 4:58 PM
To: Vision2020
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Government Involvement in Private
Development

Barbara sees no difference?  Isn't the main difference
between downtown revitalization and the Alturas park that
downtown brings property tax dollars to the city and the
business park brings property tax dollars to the business
park?  I have no problem acknowledging the failure of the
initial idea of the business park.  I have no problem with
allowing current businesses to move into the park.  It is
just that when such businesses buy the lot, they should pay
for their share of the infrastructure costs up front, just
like any other development, and when they pay property
taxes, they pay at the current rate to support city
services, just like all other businesses and homeowners.
The park is there, it should continue, but the city needs to
have an exit strategy in place, one that allows for an
early, if not immediate exit.
John

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ease
define &#8220;failure of the initial idea of the business =
park.&#8221;&nbsp; Alturas is what it was =
initially
designed to be.&nbsp; It was =
designed to
provide jobs and to make our economy more diverse and less dependent on =
the University
of Idaho. It has done that. Again, without the means to provide =
infrastructure
that was used to build Alturas, none of those businesses would be there =
and
it&#8217;s highly doubtful that Eastside Marketplace would be anymore =
than the
foreclosed slum it was before Alturas went in.&nbsp; Instead of depending on Vision 2020 for the ~facts~ =
about
Alturas, please attend the meetings of the Urban Renewal Agency or Latah
Economic Development Council and then decide if Alturas is a success or
failure.<o:p></o:p>

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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
vision2020-admin@moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-admin@moscow.com]<b><span =
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>John Danahy<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, November =
07, 2003
4:58 PM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Vision2020<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Vision2020]
Government Involvement in Private =
Development</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Barbara =
sees no
difference?&nbsp; Isn&#8217;t the main difference between downtown =
revitalization and
the Alturas park that downtown brings property tax dollars to the city =
and the
business park brings property tax dollars to the business park?&nbsp; I =
have no
problem acknowledging the failure of the initial idea of the business
park.&nbsp; I have no problem with allowing current businesses to move =
into the
park.&nbsp; It is just that when such businesses buy the lot, they =
should pay
for their share of the infrastructure costs up front, just like any =
other
development, and when they pay property taxes, they pay at the current =
rate to
support city services, just like all other businesses and =
homeowners.&nbsp; The
park is there, it should continue, but the city needs to have an exit =
strategy
in place, one that allows for an early, if not immediate =
exit.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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