[Vision2020] Daily News Letters: Ament shows his arrogance

[J Ford]

Excellant post - but be aware that Doug, et al will label you - as they have 
the rest of those of us who oppose their schools being downtown - as an 
intoleresta.  Let it be like water off your back.

Thanks for your input.

J  :]




>From: joekc at adelphia.net
>To: "'Moscow Vision 2020'" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Daily News Letters: Ament shows his arrogance
>Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 20:03:08 -0500
>
>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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