[Vision2020] The NSA Stuff

Sat Mar 25 13:32:57 PST 2006

I find it funny that Bob H. says in his letter "Parking is sure to come up" 
during the CUP hearing.  Yeah, especially since NSA has spent MANY, many 
hours "surveying" the situation (in house) and so much of their mike-time at 
City Council meetings pooh-poohing the issue as being a NON-issue.

Bob also says "While we maintain that we are and always have been rightfully 
located, we are WILLINGLY submitting to the city's Conditional Use Permit 
application process and will present information and testimony to satisfy 
all the C.U.P. criteria and standards."

Ok, first of all they are NOT willingly submitting to anything.  They got 
pushed into a corner because of their own actions, (i.e. continually being 
caught in non-zoned areas, lying to the City and the citizens about their 
activities, etc.) and when going to court did not get them what they wanted, 
but were faced with the Zone Ordinance changes, they put in the application 
for a CUP.  NONE of this is being done "willingly."  They are fighting it 
tooth and nail and are willing, able and are doing anything they can to 
"swing things their way."

Bob goes on to say that they have "created 17 new jobs", have "create(d) new 
commercial space business space within the building (I am sure George would 
be very happy to know the bakery that HE worked so hard on just so you all 
could snatch it away from him based on some perceived wrong done to Wilson 
and crew is going to be used by non-CCers - oh, wait !  THAT's not what you 
said, is it Bob?  The space is NOT to be used by just anyone else in the 
community, its just there.  Sorry...got confused there for a second.) and 
they "provide harmonious use" (ok, that one you're gonna have to 
explain...whom are you being "harmonious" with? and based on what do you 
make that claim?)

As was noted in earlier comments to this site, WHAT 17 JOBS HAVE YOU 
CREATED?  Certainly, NOone from the community works for your institution.  
These are all Wilsonitas and/or family members you have working there.

I am still waiting for the breakdown of the $2mil you claim to be spending 
annually in our fair community and just how you can or did arrive at such a 
number.  BTW, are these kids taking out loans to pay for their schooling or 
is mom/dad paying out of pocket?  I realize you have many working at WalMart 
as well as CC-owned businesses, but at minimum wage or just slightly higher, 
this can not equal enough pay to generate a $2mil expenditure in the CBD in 
ADDITION to the tuition and book costs you put on them.

Then, in the MDN, we have mr. plaskon saying "People’s feelings about 
religious affiliation will receive no legal consideration."  Again, NO ONE 
BRINGS THAT UP BUT NSA/Doug Wilson and CCers!!!!  If you look at their 
application, it shows a letter detailing the "persecution" that NSA/CC feels 
is behind ANYone or ANYthing that is brought up regarding their continued 
illegal activities.  And I am not clear on what Ms. Clapperton is meaning 
when she says "Anything pertaining to the user will not be considered"  
Isn't this whole thing about the "user", i.e. that being NSA?!  Or is she 
referring to the fact that only CCer's go to that college?  So we shouldn't 
get on those poor people?  Fine...they are not the ones choosing to put this 
college in neighborhoods and areas that are not zoned for them.  They are 
just attending it.

plaskon goes on to say "the conditional-use process is very expensive for 
the city and the application process takes more time to review than other 
applications."  Yeah, well if he'd done his job RIGHT the first few times 
this came up, HE WOULDN'T'T HAVE TO HAVE THE BOA/CITY COUNCIL DOING IT NOW!

plaskon says "he suspects the criteria that will be disputed most will be 
whether New Saint Andrews is in harmony with the surrounding area and the 
comprehensive plan, and whether it is a benefit to the public."

If their application is of any clue, the "benefit to the public" is going to 
be hard for them to prove.  They are, by their own words, a small liberal 
arts school that offers "high-quality (by whose standards, BTW) education in 
libral arts and culture from a biblical worldview.  The College's academic 
approach, based on Harvard curriculum of 1643, integrates the languages, 
history, philosophy, and culture of classical antiquity and Western 
tradition in the light of the Scripture."  (I may be a bit off here, but in 
1643, was there even a "Western tradition" to teach in the Harvard school?)

Again, these are all fine and well IF you are going to teach at NSA or some 
other like-minded school, but what does this mean in the full scheme of 
employment?  Some of the students do go on to other colleges to learn their 
chosen trade ("government" schools, I might add), because they KNOW they 
can't get anything going job-wise with just an NSA diploma!  And since Doug 
has made it very clear that he views seminaries (outside of his, that is) as 
sinful, what benefit are they producing to the public - heck, to their own 
students - in graduating these students with non-employable skills?

I encourage you to read Mr. Jim Meyer's comment posted today...he hits that 
nail squarely on the head.

NSA is NOT community minded, is NOT open to anyone except whom they feel are 
worthy, is NOT harmonious with the surrounding area and is NOT the kind of 
CBD-oriented business that the ordinance requires or allows.  If they want 
to operate outside of the CBD in an APPROPRIATELY ZONED area - go for it.  
Right now, they are illegal, immoral, and just plain lying to the community 
and, again, hoping no one sees through their act.

BTW, NSA - just what is your token women "fellow" doing at NSA?  Her job is 
not listed like the men's so I am not sure just what she is "fellowing" in.

J   :|

>From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
>To: "Moscow Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: [Vision2020] The NSA Stuff
>Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:35:01 -0800
>
>Greetings Visionaires, Religious Persecutors, and Moscow Common Folk -
>
>While doing some Spring cleaning around the site (generally just taking out
>the garbage kinda stuff), I realized that the NSA site needed a
>consolidation page (what with all you religious persecutors tripping over
>each other to get inside to take a peak).  So, get yourself another latte',
>crank up your speakers, and lay back, because here it is . . .
>
>http://www.tomandrodna.com/NSA
>
>Seeya round town, Moscow.
>
>Tom Hansen
>Just Another Intolerista Liberal Elitista Diversity-Cleansing
>Religion-Persecuting Wacko Nutjob Loose in Palouse Doing What Comes Natural
>
>
>"I think one of the best ways to support education is to make successful
>private schools like Logos prosper through tax exemption."
>
>- Donovan Arnold (July 11, 2005)
>
>
>
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