[Vision2020] RE: scorecard questions for moscow candidates for mayor and city council

[Tom Hansen]

Thanks, Aaron

I will post these to the web as soon as I get home this afternoon.

Tom H.


>From: "aaron ament" <citizenament at moscow.com>
>To: "Nate Wilson" <natewilson at moscow.com>, <vision2020 at moscow.com>,        
><curley at turbonet.com>, "karri fedale" <karri at moscow.com>,        "Tom 
>Hansen" <idahotom at hotmail.com>, "Tom Ivie" <the_ivies3 at yahoo.com>,        
>"Chris Norden" <cnorden at lcsc.edu>, <FSBPelfrey at aol.com>,        "Charles 
>Nolan" <cnp at charlesnolanpublishers.com>
>Subject: scorecard questions for moscow candidates for mayor and city 
>council
>Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 13:17:31 -0800
>
>Questions
>
>1. Do you support the 44-acre Sports Complex that the City of Moscow is 
>planning on putting in on Palouse River Drive adjacent to the Arboretum?
>
>     Not as proposed.
>
>       2.  Do you support extending 3rd Street through to Mountain View?
>
>     I believe a motor vehicle bridge connecting Third Street with Mountain 
>View would be a bad idea.
>
>3.  Do you believe that Moscow High School should be allowed to remain in 
>its current location?
>
>     Moscow High School is a permitted use in its current location.
>
>4.  Do you believe that the Moscow Alternative School should be allowed to 
>remain in its current location?
>
>     Schools should not be allowed by right in any zone, but should be 
>considered on a case by case basis and be allowed only by a Conditional Use 
>Permit, as the Planning and Zoning Commission has suggested to the Moscow 
>City Council.
>
>       5.  Do you believe the Food Coop should be allowed to move into its 
>new location?
>
>         The Moscow Food Co-op is a permitted use in its current location.
>
>6.  Do you believe that New Saint Andrews should be allowed to remain 
>downtown in its current location?
>
>     City Code states that the Central Business District is a place for 
>retail; professional; personal service businesses and public gathering 
>places.  Commercial schools are allowed in the CBD by virtue of their 
>retail component.  Rather than relaxing the code, Commercial Schools should 
>be required to get a Conditional Use Permit to insure that they have a 
>retail component.
>
>7.  Do you believe that Atlas School should be allowed to remain in its 
>current location?
>
>     See answer to no. 6.
>
>8.  Counties throughout Idaho allow tax-exempt organizations to apportion 
>property square footage according to taxable and tax-exempt uses.  Latah 
>County Commissioners refuse to allow apportionment.  Do you support our 
>County Commissioners decision?
>     City Council does not have a voice in tax decisions decided by the 
>County Commissioners and I will not interfere with their process or 
>jurisdiction.
>
>9.  Do you believe that the leadership and/or members of Christ Church and 
>related institutions are racist?
>
>     I do not know all the leadership and members of Christ Church.  I am 
>not sure I know all its related institutions.  Therefore I cannot answer 
>this question.  I do believe that Doug Wilson's co-authorship of a tract 
>that essentially says slavery was good for the slaves is racist as I 
>understand the term.
>
>10.  Do you believe the recent legal complaints filed against NSA, Christ 
>Church, Atlas School, and Logos School are intended to target a particular 
>person or religious ideology?
>
>      I have no knowledge of the motivations of those who filed the 
>complaints.
>
>11.  Do you believe public officials should allow the complaint process to 
>be manipulated for personal or ideological reasons?
>
>     Unlike many other levels of government, the City Council functions in 
>legislative, executive and quasi-judicial capacities at different times.  
>The ideology that motivates a particular request is seldom a proper inquiry 
>or decision making basis for our City Council.
>
>12.  Do you believe that the Vision 20/20 e-mail forum is a good reflection 
>on the City of Moscow?
>
>     I am not sure I understand this question; therefore, I cannot answer 
>it.
>
>
>     Aaron Ament
>     Candidate for the two year term on Moscow City Council