[Vision2020] is V2020 doomed?

[Jerry Weitz]

No, and I believe that UI needs all the help we can give it and wish the 
V2020's focus is on how to prosper with 21th Century realities, how to 
avoid "swaths of prosperity(Gov. Warner),'' and help make our rural area 
prosper as an example for other rural areas that are being gutted.  jerry 
(a devoted ruralist) At 11:38 PM 6/2/06, Donovan Arnold wrote:

>"It seems to me that if folks on Vision2020 focused on solutions to 
>pressing issues such as helping the UI regain its prestige and position, 
>offering solutions rather than difficult arguments to such items as water, 
>attracting/retaining business that create good jobs, helping with 
>transporation issues, providing excellence in k-12 education for all 
>students, making the town more attractive, promoting   sensible growth 
>through actual planning, considering the consequences of having the area's 
>retail shift to the corridor and how to have our community prosper if this 
>occurs, etc.,  I suspect Vision2020 will lift itself up and have the 
>reputation of being a safe place to forward great ideas and actions."-- 
>Jerry W.
>
>In other words, in that very long sentence, Jerry, you think V2020 is doomed?
>
>Best,
>
>_DJA
>
>Jerry Weitz <gweitz at moscow.com> wrote:
>It seems to me that if folks on Vision2020 focused on solutions to 
>pressing issues such as helping the UI regain its prestige and position, 
>offering solutions rather than difficult arguments to such items as water, 
>attracting/retaining business that create good jobs, helping with 
>transporation issues, providing excellence in k-12 education for all 
>students, making the town more attractive, promoting   sensible growth 
>through actual planning, considering the consequences of having the area's 
>retail shift to the corridor and how to have our community prosper if this 
>occurs, etc.,  I suspect Vision2020 will lift itself up and have the 
>reputation of being a safe place to forward great ideas and 
>actions.  After all, local politics may turn out to be the most important. 
>jerry
>
>At 11:23 AM 6/2/06, Michael wrote:
>>I agree with Bill London.  It almost seems that the strange conservative 
>>presence on Vision 2020 is a strategic move; I’m not saying it is, but it 
>>certainly does look like it.  I know there are some long term 
>>contributors here who have recently given up, and I certainly can’t 
>>defend this list as I have done in the past.  Ironically, though, 
>>Wilson’s point about who’s doing what and why on Vision 2020 has been 
>>disintegrated in the process.  I have not given up on V2020 either, though.
>>
>>Michael Metzler
>>
>>
>>have heard from a few people lately who think V2020 is doomed.  The 
>>horrible mean-spirited postings of late have disgusted many of us.  What 
>>is to be done?
>>
>>I haven't given up on V2020.   I think we need to deal with the present 
>>problem on V2020.  The problem is that following the Lewiston Tribune 
>>feature, a couple of hot-head arch-conservatives decided to have some fun 
>>with the liberals in Moscow.  So they joined and started screaming.  And 
>>we jumped for the bait.  What I suggest is that we practice what Doug 
>>Wilson is so clever at using...old-fashioned shunning.  We should all 
>>stop responding to the postings from tony and dick.  This tactic has 
>>worked before on V2020.  I would suggest trying it again.
>>
>>BL
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