[Vision2020] City Council's selective compassion

[g. crabtree]

Mr. Hansen,
  Just because you pose a question does not entitle you to an answer,
and with the level of spin you put on your question, it fairly boggles the 
mind that you refer to it as "simple" but here goes. Yes, thanks for asking.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <idahotom at hotmail.com>
To: <jampot at adelphia.net>; <thansen at moscow.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] City Council's selective compassion


> Golly gee, Gee -
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> I have responded to your query, straight forward and honestly.
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> How many times must I ask a simple question before I receive a straight 
> answer?
>
> Is it fair and equitable for City Council to require NSA's neighbors to 
> provide parking for an illegal non-commercial use, when the depletion of 
> those parking stalls will result in those businesses losing sales?
>
> Waiting . . .
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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>>From: "g. crabtree" <jampot at adelphia.net>
>>To: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>,        "Moscow Vision 2020" 
>><vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] City Council's selective compassion
>>Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 12:44:25 -0800
>>
>>Wrong business proposal, lightning.
>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>>To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>>Cc: <jampot at adelphia.net>; <joanopyr at moscow.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 12:22 PM
>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] City Council's selective compassion
>>
>>
>>Gee Crabtree -
>>
>>No disruption at all, and I didn't overlook the line from your communiqu.
>>In fact, I affirmed it: "Dan Mack could have done whatever he wanted with
>>his property." However, you overlooked that Mack predicated his subsequent
>>actions, i.e. eviction and demolition, on the proposed blueprint that he
>>showed to P&Z and City Council, which they could have denied.
>>
>>It is conceivable that Mack would have razed the trailer park just for the
>>hell of it, if City Council did not grant him approval. It's a free 
>>country,
>>and there are no laws against being a jackass. "No Clue" Farris proves 
>>this.
>>
>>But it is equally conceivable that City Council could have said, "No, Mr.
>>Mack, we do not grant you approval," and, given this scenario, poor Dan 
>>Mack
>>wouldn't have gone to the Daily News asking people to feel sorry for him
>>because he had to move all that trash off his property.
>>
>>To answer your question, yes, Mack proposed a change in scope to his legal
>>use. And to reiterate the point that you have not conceded, City Council 
>>had
>>no obligation to grant Mack approval of his enlarged scope that would 
>>result
>>in hardship on his tenants, just as City Council has no obligation to 
>>amend
>>the Comprehensive Plan and the Zoning Code to accommodate NSA's habitual
>>violations.
>>
>>Now, I answered your question, but you have not answered mine. Is it fair
>>and equitable for City Council to require NSA's neighbors to provide 
>>parking
>>for an illegal non-commercial use, when the depletion of those parking
>>stalls will result in those businesses losing sales?
>>
>>Here, let me simplify if for you. Is it fair and equitable of City Council
>>to punish NSA' neighbors in order to remedy NSA's third zoning violation?
>>
>>Take care, Moscow.
>>
>>Tom Hansen
>>Moscow, Idaho
>>
>>"I think one of the best ways to support education is to make successful
>>private schools like Logos prosper through tax exemption."
>>
>>- Donovan Arnold (July 11, 2005)
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