[Vision2020] Daily News Jun 30 Editorial

[J Ford]

Not to mention the morality of allowing a criminal action(s) dictate how the 
citizens and government of Moscow will operate.

These people repeatedly state they are christians and that they follow what 
Jesus says...so - prove it already.  Follow the law of the land, don't 
become the law of the land.

J  ;)

P.S.  IF they truly believe that God has ordained every action of every 
second of every day of every life, why don't they just stop fighting Him and 
let things go the way He seems to be "ordaining?"



>From: Kit Craine <kcraine at moscow.com>
>To: 2020 Vision <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] Daily News Jun 30 Editorial
>Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2005 10:53:28 -0700
>
>This is in response to the June 30, 2005 editorial in the Daily News which 
>suggests the Moscow City Council should immediately revise the Zoning Code 
>to accommodate New Saint Andrews College in the Central Business District 
>so the college won't take the City to Court.
>
>My question is: why should the City rewrite the code in order to stop them? 
>Much less, rush it through in the middle of the summer?
>
>The City Council has determined that the use of the NSA building is a 
>violation of the Zoning Code. Under the same code (Title 4, Chapter 11), it 
>is illegal to use or occupy or to permit the use or occupancy of premises 
>which are not in compliance with the code; any person or corporation who 
>permits the use is committing a misdemeanor (a criminal act); the City has 
>a mandatory duty to enforce these laws. Although the Council may regret the 
>situation, under State code it is not liability for mistakes made when 
>issuing permits.
>
>Given all that, why should the city turn its back on the law to accommodate 
>something that is illegal?
>
>If New Saint Andrews wants to use their financial resources disputing the 
>Council's decision in District Court, that is their choice. But under its 
>own code, the City has no option. It must enforce the law.
>
>Kit Craine
>
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