[Vision2020] Re: 1912 Center (was RE: "Liberals" Slammed For Pro-Business CBD Stance?)

[g. crabtree]

Ms. Lund,
  I was referring to before donations were solicited. I realize that now 
that the most expensive money of all,"free money" and contributions have 
been poured into it that we are pretty much stuck with this giant cash sink 
hole. While I personally would still favor trying to sell it off to recoup 
what ever we could, I realize the difficulties with that course of action 
and acknowledge that it's not likely to happen.

g. crabtree
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Saundra Lund" <sslund at adelphia.net>
To: "'g. crabtree'" <jampot at adelphia.net>; "'vision2020'" 
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 10:48 AM
Subject: 1912 Center (was RE: "Liberals" Slammed For Pro-Business CBD 
Stance?)


> Hi Mr. Crabtree:
>
> In part, you wrote:
> " As to the 1912 bldg. tearing it down to provide parking for high school
> students strikes me as a lousy idea. The real solution would have been to
> sell it to a private developer to do with as he would. A tax asset rather
> than a burden."
>
> I know the 1912 Center is a contentious local issue with good, IMHO, 
> points
> on all sides, but I've a question.  If your suggestion was followed, what
> would be the response to those private individuals who donated to preserve
> the 1912 Center as a *community* asset?  Do you think they'd be likely to
> contribute to future community projects if they feared their donations to
> the community were going to quickly be turned over to the private sector 
> for
> the benefit private individuals rather than the community?
>
> Or, am I misunderstanding your suggestion?
>
> Whether one agrees or disagrees with the decisions that got us here with 
> the
> 1912 Center, we are where we are.  In addition to the time and energy
> invested by the City and the community in the 1912 Center, there were
> substantial donations solicited to preserve the building as a community
> asset.  I have concerns about how willing individuals would be to make
> further contributions -- financial and otherwise -- to community projects 
> if
> those projects are turned over to line the pockets of individuals.  Of
> course, that cost might well be very acceptable to some . . .
>
> Of course, I don't have any magic answer that will satisfy all sides, nor 
> do
> I know enough to have a very informed opinion.  However, I did attend a 
> City
> Council meeting back in December where the Mayor's 1912 Center Use 
> Committee
> made a very informative presentation from which I learned a little more. 
> I
> was hoping to see some discussion on V2020 about those suggestions and
> possibilities -- does anyone care to share their thoughts?
>
>
> JMHO,
> Saundra Lund
> Moscow, ID
>
> The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
> nothing.
> Edmund Burke
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
> On Behalf Of g. crabtree
> Sent: Saturday, January 07, 2006 9:51 PM
> To: Pat Kraut; vision2020
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] "Liberals" Slammed For Pro-Business CBD Stance?
>
> Ms. Kraut, The pesky question that you pose is quite irrelevant. Parking 
> is
> not the real concern and it never was. There are folks who have an
> irrational fear of "androids" and they managed to get one of their own 
> onto
> the council. As to the 1912 bldg. tearing it down to provide parking for
> high school students strikes me as a lousy idea. The real solution would
> have been to sell it to a private developer to do with as he would. A tax
> asset rather than a burden.
>
> g. crabtree
>
>
>