[Vision2020] Naylor Farms

[Bruce and Jean Livingston]

Here is the letter to which Carl referred.  Bruce Livingston

>From yesterday's "Letters" section in the Moscow Pullman Daily News:
County has too much to lose

I must reply to Barbara Crouch's editorial comment "Latah County development 
at a crossroads." (Opinion, Feb. 19 & 20). Indeed Latah County is at a 
crossroads, but in my opinion for very different reasons than Crouch lists. 
Development unfriendly and anti-business are catchy labels for anyone 
opposing what passes for business development in our area and refers to 
Naylor Farms as a case in point, leaving off their LLC designation that 
reveals a limited liability company, not a family farm. Crouch is afforded 
ample space to make her point - I am limited to 300 words.

Crouch, please tell the rest of the story. Tell it to all of Latah County 
and get their response to a Canadian mineral company using an unrecognized, 
unregistered geologist presenting unproven information to obtain preliminary 
approval to mine an enormous amount of water from our aquifer affecting all 
Latah County, not just the 500 people in the near vicinity who are fighting 
to protect ours and our Latah County neighbors' water rights.

Just how many Latah County people are totally unaware of the imminent danger 
to the pastoral lifestyle we so enjoy if Naylor Farms is able to accomplish 
the goals they are pursuing under the guise of farming?

Bring us a Schweitzer or a Decagon business - instead of an Alchemy Ventures 
masquerading under the new name of Iminerals to impoverish all of Latah 
County by pirating our water, polluting our air and ending our pastoral 
beauty with an open pit mine. Please don't label beneficial an enterprise 
like Naylor Farms whose entrance to our county has been made in secrecy and 
subterfuge as an asset to enrich the community, but tell it as it is. If we 
become another Butte, Mont., what kind of businesses are likely to locate 
here.

Jan Shumway, Moscow


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Westberg" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:01 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Naylor Farms


> If you haven't seen it, I recommend reading Jan Shumway's letter in 
> yesterday's Daily News regarding Naylor Farms.  Some very good questions 
> and very good points are raised regarding this proposed "farm". 
> Carl Westberg Jr.
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