[Vision2020] proposed ball fields/sports-complex across from arboretum

[Tim Lohrmann]

Pat,
    To see the concerns of the University of Idaho
Arboretum and Botanical Garden Associates, go to 

http://www.uidaho.edu/arboretum/  

Scroll down a bit and you'll see the link to their
letter to Mayor Comstock and the Council on the right
hand side of the page. 
It's at
http://www.uidaho.edu/arboretum/PlayfieldArbResp.pdf
 
As you will notice, the Arboretum Associates are not
opposed to a community park with ballfields on the
land. Their concerns  center on the proposal for the
complex being used as a sort of commercial attraction
for large tournaments every weekend. 

For other concerns about the proposal, go to 

savethearboretum.org

One of the major problems with the current proposal is
the fact that it would require between 5.5 and 6
MILLION gallons of water at a time when the city has
declared our water situation to be a near emergency. 

Best,
   TL


--- Pat Kraut <pkraut at moscow.com> wrote:

> It is much more acceptable to me to spend city money
> on ballfields than the
> 1912 building.
> I still don't see just how the ballfields will
> 'damage' the arboretum.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <berven at moscow.com>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 7:56 PM
> Subject: [Vision2020] proposed ball
> fields/sports-complex across
> fromarboretum
> 
> 
> Hi to all the 'Visionaries',
> 
> For your consideration, I've attached a flyer (in
> .pdf) that was
> passed out this last weekend to homes in the
> neighborhood facing
> the site of the proposed sports-complex on Palouse
> River drive. It
> details some of the concerns people have regarding
> the placement
> of a sports-complex across from the arboretum. The
> key issue is
> not whether or not ball-fields are needed for the
> kids but rather the
> potential detrimental effect the present form of the
> proposed plan for
> the sports-complex would have on the arboretum and
> city
> resources.
> 
> In case the attachment does not go through, here is
> the website for
> the group: {www.savethearboretum.org"
> }www.savethearboretum.org.
> 
> Cheers!
> 
> Chris Berven
> 
> 
> 
> 
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