[Vision2020] Council And Staff issues are HUGE and growing

[J Ford]

Well said!

While on THIS plan Linda doesn't seem to agree, past decisions such as 
regarding Joseph Street and subdivisions of 77 homes, etc. she has agreed 
with and I don't understand the reasoning behind them on ANY of the 
Council's part.

I would like to know just who is going to fill those homes when they START 
at $157K and the developer can not and will not guarentee they will in fact 
be or stay that "low"?  Why can't the citizens already here  get it across 
to the Council/Mayor that their neighborhoods are already crowded and in 
need of better planning?  Why is the Council/Mayor so intent on allowing the 
building of houses that are on top of houses?  These new developments 
vertually have zero lots - no yards for the kids or pets to be in and close 
enough so that your neighbor knows what you had for breakfest and what tv 
show you're watching - what is the big push to build so many homes in such 
small spaces?  Why is it that the Council/City Staff do not listen - I mean 
REALLY hear - what is being said by those paying taxes and voting?  Why do 
new-comers (such as the developers) voices seem to have more weight and 
worth more than the Citizens?  I really don't care how they do things in 
Bend, OR...this is MOSCOW, IDAHO and our town is not really fixed 
financially or physically to be built up like the bigger towns in other 
places.

Time for change?  Yes, it is time for a big change in some of the City Staff 
and in the City Council's way of conducting and managing this town's 
business/lands.


J  ;)




>From: "B. J. Swanson" <bjswan at moscow.com>
>To: <lpall at moscow.com>, <privatejf32 at hotmail.com>, 
><citizenament at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: Quality of Life or Why is a 3rd Street arterial a
>Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:42:41 GMT
>
>Linda,
>
>Thank you for posting to Vision 2020.  Although I, too, am not a Moscow
>resident, I have managed a business here for 20+ years and want to see
>Moscow continue to be a great community.  I am VERY concerned about some
>of the recent proposals coming from City Staff and Commissions.  You
>described this very clear:
>
>"All of Moscow would like to see our growth add to, not take away from our
>quality of life. A bridge across Third Street and its accompanying
>arterial status is a stunningly bad idea if these values are important to
>us."
>
>There are a number of issues that I feel will erode the quality of life
>that is so valuable.  The Third Street Bridge, the Big-Boxes, schools in
>Downtown, ball fields next to the U-I Arboretum, etc.  It seems that City
>Staff have no idea of planning for the future and instead just continue to
>bungle up patch jobs for NOW or for special interest groups.  Where is our
>VISION?
>
>I think it's time for a change.
>
>B. J. Swanson
>
>
>
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