[Vision2020] Naylor Farms
Bruce and Jean Livingston
jeanlivingston at turbonet.com
Thu Mar 3 16:30:44 PST 2005
Janice,
In my opinion, overstatement tends to diminish the credibility of all that
one writes, no matter how many good points one makes at the same time. It
seems to me that when you compare the Naylor's clay mining operation to an
asbestos (excuse me, vermiculite, actually) operation in Libby MT, you
engage in overstatement. Frankly, although Jan Shumway summarized a lot of
my feelings quite well in her letter to the Daily News, she engaged in the
same overstatement in comparing the Naylor mine to Butte MT's open pit, the
largest Superfund site in the world.
Don't get me wrong. I, too, was concerned about the welcoming tone toward
the Naylor's strip mining operation in Barbara Crouch's column a couple of
week's back, particularly the seeming lack of concern about water usage
exceeding that of Moscow and Pullman put together. And I don't want a strip
mine locating in Moscow's "back yard," either. I don't welcome its
potential for dust, noise, and visual detraction from our scenic beauty.
And I don't believe that Naylor's goal was ever to run an organic farm; it
always looked like a water grab to me.
But I think we all stand a better chance of winning this battle against
unreasonable, unwise, unsustainable, predatory "growth" if we focus on the
deceiving wolf (Naylor) that tries to enter our community in the sheep's
clothing of an organic gardening farm. I think we stand a better chance of
convincing people by NOT engaging in hyperbole. The numbers in the Naylor
water rights application ought to be more than enough to raise the alarm.
Barbara Crouch is with LEDC, I think, and that is the Latah Economic
Development Council, which is a quasi-public entity that does indeed get tax
money through contributions from Moscow, and probably other, government
entities. And while we obviously disagree with her support of one of the
industries she touted as a potential "plus" to the region, Naylor Farms,
Barbara Crouch and the LEDC have also tried and succeeded, to a degree, in
bringing in the kind of industry to the region that I support -- for
example, technology companies at the Incubator and Comtech AHA in Alturas
Technology Park. Suggesting that Barbara is on the take from Naylor Farms
seems a bit over the top to me.
All that being said, I agree that Naylor is a big potential problem, and
that growth for growth's sake is not desirable. Let's keep our eye on the
prize and work to stop Naylor's plundering of our water. There are
important meetings on this topic coming up on March 22 and April 6 & 7. The
March 22 meeting will be an evening MCA meeting at the 1912 Building, and
the IDWR rehearing on the Naylor water application will be at the
fairgrounds during the day on April 6th and 7th.
Bruce Livingston
----- Original Message -----
From: "Janice Willard" <jwillard at turbonet.com>
To: "Bruce and Jean Livingston" <jeanlivingston at turbonet.com>; "Carl
Westberg" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Naylor Farms
> Hi Bruce,
>
> Thanks for posting this. I'll have to admit to a certain amount of
> naiveté
> because when I first read the Crouch editorial, I honestly thought it was
> satire. She can't possibly be serious, I thought? Why isn't this on the
> comics page? When I realized that she actually was serious, I was
> horrified! Advocating a "can do" attitude toward a mining operation that
> has already shown us its propensity for deception and destruction????!!
> What planet is she from, I thought? Has she spent any time in Idaho
> seeing
> the destruction that has occurred from other mining operations around the
> state? Perhaps she would like to travel over to Libby, Montana and visit
> with the people there who are living with (or rather dying with, is more
> the
> case) the results of a "can do" attitude toward their local mining
> operation. There is a graveyard there that I am just sure they would love
> to show her.
>
> And then, like the old song "and when you start the questions never
> cease.."
> I also started wondering who in their right mind at the Daily News decided
> to publish this frightening piece of propaganda? Has the Daily News given
> a
> 1000 word space to the opposing viewpoint? If not, why not?
>
> The next question that wandered into my mind, also showing my naiveté,
> made
> me wonder about the organization she represents. Where does their money
> come from? We know that these mining companies operate behind a number of
> shell corporations. If we looked in her books, would support from the
> people behind the Naylor mining operation (which I can't bring myself to
> call a farm, since that is so obviously misleading double-speak) show up?
>
> And if the office she represents is not operating with private funds, then
> perhaps it is operating with public funds. Now that is a scary thought!!
> Why would the people of Latah County be funding an office whose actions
> are
> in direct opposition to the comprehensive plan of the county? Do my
> county
> tax dollars support an office, which through its single-minded emphasis on
> economics from development, irregardless of the consequences of that
> development (the "development-uber alles" approach), advocates the
> destruction of the rural foundation of my county?
>
> In old folklore, a vampire can not enter your home unless it is invited.
> It
> sounds like Crouch would throw wide open the doors and invite in all sorts
> of monsters, so long as they were able to bedazzle her with their gold.
>
> JW
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bruce and Jean Livingston" <jeanlivingston at turbonet.com>
> To: "Carl Westberg" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Naylor Farms
>
>
>> 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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