[Vision2020] Daily News Letters: Ament shows his arrogance

[joekc at adelphia.net]

I wonder why it is that the Daily News sent wasted so much ink on the first meeting of the new council and so little ink on the last meeting of the old council. The problem, as I see it, is that the old council tried to shove the issuance of conditional use permits in the downtown business district relating to educational institutions down our throats before the new council took office. This hardly sounds like accepting "the will of the people."

If NSA had handled the issue up front in the first place, instead of wheeling and dealing behind closed doors, then they wouldn't have half the problems they are having now. I know it is popular to spin this all as Anti-Christian sentiment but since I am a church-going Christian that attack does not apply to me. I can give you a list of several people who fall in this category, as well.

One thing I have a problem with is granting a right to a tax-exempt college that has been in town for about 10 years that cannot be granted to an institution that has been in town for over 100 years. Try explaining that before extending more ad hominem attacks on NSA's critics.

---- "AreaMan (DanC)" <areaman at moscow.com> wrote: 
> Ament shows his arrogance 
> 
> I attended the Moscow City Council meeting Tuesday and was completely
> astounded when, shortly after the new City Council members were sworn
> in, new Councilman Aaron Ament made a motion to impose a moratorium on
> the issuance of conditional use permits in the downtown business
> district relating to educational institutions. 
> After a lengthy debate, the motion did pass. But then Ament tried to
> fabricate a reason for vacating the 15-day notification for public
> testimony. He could not as there was no imminent peril as defined by
> Idaho statute. 
> 
> Moscow's new mayor, Nancy Chaney, also voted for the motion knowing no
> imminent peril existed. After more debate and two more votes on vacating
> the 15-day notification and failing, the original motion was set aside. 
> 
> I too ran for City Council in the past election. I have spoken with
> Ament on many occasions and found his views to be totally agenda- and
> special interest group-driven. He has now proven he will try to assert
> his narrow viewpoint on the city of Moscow. 
> 
> On Tuesday he appeared arrogant, unprofessional and showed absolutely no
> respect for the city staff or willingness to work with them in a
> constructive manner. 
> 
> The residents who voted for Ament should plead temporary insanity and be
> ashamed for putting someone like him and the other three MCA clones in
> office. We have two long years ahead to pay the price for this election.
> I fear that Moscow will go back many steps instead of ahead and may not
> recover from this administration for many years to come. 
> 
> Don Meyer, Moscow 
> ____________________________________
> 
> Thank you Commander,
> 
> DC
> 
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