[Vision2020] corrected Complaint Scorecard (complete with scores)

[Donovan Arnold]

A few things.

1) Only one of the three original complainants
regarding NSA was a legal resident of Moscow.

2) What originally set me off on outside residents
trying to influence "city only" matters was people who
live outside Moscow complaining about the zoning codes
of private schools downtown and did not bother to
disclose their legal residential status as being
outside Moscow.

3) It is clear and obvious that all this zoning code
crap is being done to attack people and destroy
members of the community they disagree with, not
genuine concern for the Moscow Residents. City Code is
not meant for this purpose. Claiming to be for "strict
enforcement of the law" is pure bullshit. Especially
from those that break it or are victims of it. And it
is such an insult to anyone with an IQ above 65 to
think that this is anything but a vindictive tactic to
divide and tear apart our community.

I have no problem with property owners complaining
about treatment of their property and I have no
problem with someone inside the School District 281,
but living outside the city, speaking about public
schools. But if you do not live in the city, do not
pose to be a legal resident of Moscow when you are
not. 

Use city zoning codes for things like keeping children
safe from a blast area or strip joint being next to a
school, and keeping sandwich shops from having a
chemical plant move next door. Do not use it to
express your hatred of your neighbor or exact revenge
against them. Insistence that the city enforce stupid
outdated zoning laws is insistence that the city
enforce stupidity. 

Just think, when this is all over, NSA will still be
downtown, and all this time and money will be wasted
arguing this issue when it could have been spent on
something productive. 

Thanks for the laughs,

Donovan J Arnold



--- Michael Curley <curley at turbonet.com> wrote:

> Joan:
> One minor correction.  The complaint filed against
> NSA was appealed 
> by NSA to District Court and is pending there. 
> Nothing that is going 
> on with Council and P&Z  will directly affect that
> complaint. The 
> city has ruled.  It is over at that level.
> 
> The Court has authority to do any number of things
> including 
> upholding the Council's determination, sending it
> back because of a 
> technical error, or ruling in favor of NSA.  
> 
> If the court upholds the city, then in order for NSA
> to legally 
> remain downtown, the city will have to change the
> zoning code (and 
> perhaps the comprehensive plan).  If Council were to
> do that, and 
> allow educational institutions as a matter of right
> downtown, NSA 
> would not have to take any further action to remain
> downtown--even 
> though they weren't allowed when they first located
> there, they would 
> become legal upon passage of the change. 
> Alternatively, if Council 
> were to amend the code to allow educational
> institutions by 
> conditional use permit, NSA would then have to apply
> for the permit 
> and if granted, would have to meet the conditions
> imposed, if any, in 
> order to stay there.  
> 
> There are other "what if's" I'll be happy to discuss
> offlist if 
> anyone cares.
> 
> Mike Curley
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 3 Oct 2005 at 12:37, Joan Opyr wrote:
> 
> Let's try this once again, this time with results to
> date:
> 
> 
> 1) <bold>City of Moscow
> 
> </bold>New St. Andrews Zoning Complaint
> 
> Filed by: Charles Nolan, Joseph Hansen, Scott Bauer
> 
> All city residents and/or city property owners.
> 
> 
> Result thus far:
> 
> Joel Plaskon rejects complaint.
> 
> City Council votes 4 to 2 that complaint has merit.
> 
> City Council punts to Planning & Zoning on the 5
> yard line.  Twice.
> 
> Complaint temporarily in limbo. 
> 
> 
> 2) <bold>City of Moscow</bold>
> 
> Moscow Food Co-Op, University of Idaho, and
> Alternative High School
> Zoning Complaints
> 
> Filed by: Nathan Wilson and Aaron Rench
> 
> Both city residents and employees of New St. Andrews
> College.
> 
> 
> Result thus far:
> 
> University of Idaho complaint dismissed.
> 
> Moscow Food Co-Op complaint dismissed, sort of;
> Wilson and Rench were
> informed that they filed prematurely.  They needed
> to wait until the
> move from Third Street to Gart's had actually taken
> place.  Premature
> complaint ejaculation; shot wad too soon.
> 
> Joel Plaskon rules against Alternative High School. 
> Moscow School
> District appeals, hires big gun attorney John
> Walker.  Complaint 
> drags
> on.  
> 
> 
> 3) <bold>City of Moscow</bold>
> 
> Moscow High School Annex Complaint
> 
> Filed by: Gerald Weitz
> 
> Moscow property owner and dentist; resident of
> Viola.
> 
> 
> Result thus far:
> 
> Deep community concern about Dr. Weitz's blood
> pressure.
> 
> 
> 
> Now, note the important change of venue . . .
> 
> 
> <bold>Latah County Property Tax Complaints</bold>
> 
> New St. Andrews College, Anselm House, Logos School,
> and Community
> Christian Ministries (the NuArt Theatre and coffee
> shop)
> 
> Filed by: Rose Huskey and Saundra Lund
> 
> Residents of Latah County; property owners;
> tax-payers
> 
> 
> Result thus far:
> 
> 1 out of 2 parcels of New St. Andrews required by
> Latah County Board
> of Equalization to pay property taxes.  Anselm House
> required to pay
> property taxes.  Logos School granted property tax
> exemption.
> Community Christian Ministries granted property tax
> exemption.  Board
> of Equalization rulings appealed by both parties to
> the IBTA (Idaho
> Board of Tax Appeals).  2004 appeals forwarded to
> district court.  
> The
> 2004 New St. Andrews appeal dismissed by district
> court, meaning Doug
> Wilson lost.  NSA obliged to pay property taxes. 
> Anselm House court
> appeal (also filed by Wilson and Company) pending. 
> Logos School and
> Community Christian Ministries appeals (filed by
> Huskey and Lund)
> pending.
> 
> 
> There.  I think that's it.  Kate Baldwin, Jim
> Fisher, Murf Raquet, 
> Tom
> Henderson, and Donovan Arnold, please take note.  I
> don't want to 
> have
> to make you write this out 50 times on the
> chalkboard.  
> 
> 
> <fontfamily><param>Helvetica</param>Joan Opyr/Auntie
> Establishment
> 
> www.auntie-establishment.com</fontfamily>
> 
> 
>
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