[Vision2020] Thank you Mike and Keely

[Donovan Arnold]

I also want too thank Mike for his voice of reason and help in answering 
some questions.

However, I do disagree with Mr. Risby assertion that "who have no vested 
interest (children in schools) in this levy". Everyone has vested interests 
in the education of children in this community. I think we need to realize 
that regardless of if we think this particular plan is a good investment or 
not.

I do think that Ms. Mix has tried her best to answer as many questions as 
she can. However, I think it is unfair to both Keely and Phil that there is 
not a site on MSD that answers basic questions of concern. Keely should not 
have to answer 50 questions and Phil should be able to get those answers. 
When you ask people to pay for what is inside an expensive box you should 
let them know is inside it. Phil is the customer asking a 100 hundred 
questions about what is in it and Keely is the sales clerk trying to answer 
all the questions. When in fact what should have been done, as Mike pointed 
out, a description of what is in the box should have been printed and there 
should be more clerks around to answer questions.

Take Care,

Donovan J Arnold

>From: Timothy Rigsby <timo5277 at uidaho.edu>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] Thank you Mike and Keely
>Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:38:49 -0700
>
>We all owe Mike and Keely a lot of thanks on calming the waters on this 
>forum.
>
>Mike appears to be a very intelligent person who has sat on the sides long 
>enough.  Thank you mike for writing not only in support of the bond but 
>also in support of Keely and the other public officials who have worked 
>tiredly to facilitate this levy.
>
>Keely deserves a rather large aspirin for all of the grief she has put up 
>with from a few select individuals who have no vested interest (children in 
>schools) in this levy.  She has worked hard as a public official to do what 
>she feels is right.  When was the last time George Bush did something that 
>he felt was right that half of America disagreed with?  Just because Keely 
>is your elected official does not mean she must do everything you tell her 
>to do.  If I paid money to enter CJ's and purchased a few beers, could I 
>tell Phil to sing Kareoke in drag?  I paid my way in so does that guarantee 
>me the opportunity to see Phil sing in drag?
>
>Mike brings up Hummels work on Boise High School.  I attended BHS and was 
>around when Hummel was working on the remodel.  There were people on both 
>sides of the issue of tearing the school down and rebuilding elsewhere, and 
>people who supported a remodel.  The reason the remodel went through 
>instead of a rebuild is because of the aesthetic of tearing down one of the 
>oldest buildings in Idaho in one of the oldest neighborhoods in the state.  
>Hummel did excellent work on the design and maintained the original feel.  
>Did I support the remodel of BHS, yes of course.  Not many people were 
>opposed to the remodel at that time.  The parking situation, facilities 
>issues, and ADA requirements were not nearly as bad at BHS as they are at 
>MHS.
>
>So I will ask Phil one more time to remain civil, there is no need for 
>people to be ignorant or just downright silly.  Last I checked, everyone 
>involved in discussion of this levy is/was an adult.  So lets act like 
>adults instead of junior high students.
>
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